United Nuclear Corporation
Location
Meramec Township, St. Louis County
Hematite, Missouri
The United Nuclear Corporation in Hematite, Missouri, processed unirradiated uranium scrap for the AEC, recovering enriched uranium from it for use in the nuclear weapons complex. Mallinckrodt Chemical Works owned the Hematite plant until 1961.
During the period of residual contamination, as designated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and as noted in the dates above, employees of subsequent owners and operators of this facility are also covered under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.
Alternative Names
- Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, Chemicals Division
Type of Facility
- Atomic Weapons Employer
Covered by EEOICPA
- Part B
EEOICPA Covered Years
- 1958-1973
- 1974-March 1, 2011 (residual radiation)
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Photo Credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art
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