Utah
Covered Nuclear Facilities in Utah
If you worked at these facilities during these times, you are covered under the EEOICPA Special Exposure Cohort Facilities.
Ore Buying Station at Marysvale
The ore buying station at Marysvale purchased uranium ore for the AEC. The American Smelting and Refining Company (ASRC) managed and operated the Marysvale station from March 1950 to January 1956. Lucius Pitkin replaced ASRC as the M&O contractor in February 1956. The AEC leased the land on which the ore buying station sat from a private owner.
Ore Buying Station at Moab
The ore buying station at Moab purchased uranium ore for the AEC. The American Smelting and Refining Company (ASRC) managed and operated the Moab station from May 1954 to January 1956. Lucius Pitkin replaced ASRC as the M&O contractor in February 1956. The AEC leased the site, which is located adjacent to a Uranium Reduction Company mill, from a private owner. A second ore buying station located on the property of the Uranium Reduction Company mill site is not covered under EEOICPA.
Ore Buying Station at Monticello
The ore buying station at Monticello purchased uranium ore for the AEC. The American Smelting and Refining Company (ASRC) managed and operated the Monticello station from 1948 to January 1956. Lucius Pitkin replaced ASRC as the M&O contractor in February 1956. The AEC purchased the site in 1948 from the War Assets Administration.
Ore Buying Station at White Canyon
The ore buying station at White Canyon purchased uranium ore for the AEC. The American Smelting and Refining Company (ASRC) managed and operated the White Canyon station from October 1954 to January 1956. Lucius Pitkin replaced ASRC as the M&O contractor in February 1956. The AEC leased the land for the ore buying station from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
The Mill at Moab Utah
Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, Congress authorized the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to manage and reclaim the former uranium-ore processing site near Moab, Utah, under Title I of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act. DOE assumed ownership of the facility, now known as the Moab Project, on October 25, 2001. Currently, S.M. Stoller Corporation, under its prime contract with DOE, and its teaming partner MFG Corporation are performing operations and maintenance activities at the site and preparing an Environmental Impact Statement for remediation of the site.
Although this mill had numerous historical contracts with the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission for uranium milling services, the mill was privately owned, and therefore, the designation of this location as a DOE facility cannot be effective until 2001.
Uranium Mill in Mexican Hat
This mill conducted ore processing operations from 1957 through 1965. DOE environmental remediation contractors performed remediation under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (Public Law 95-604) at the Uranium Mill in Mexican Hat for a few months in 1987 and again for a few months of 1995. DOE and DOE contractor employees who performed this remediation are covered under EEOICPA.
Uranium Mill in Monticello
The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)–-owned processing mill at Monticello recovered uranium and vanadium from AEC-furnished ore.. The Galigher Company was contracted to redesign an existing mill at that location after the AEC purchased it from the War Assets Administration in 1948. Galigher became the Management and Operations (M&O) contractor for the redesigned mill in August 1949. The National Lead Company, Inc., assumed responsibility for mill management and operations on April 1, 1956. The AEC shut down the mill and began decommissioning activities in 1960.
Additionally, from 1983 through 2000, DOE environmental remediation contractors performed environmental remediation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) at the Uranium Mill in Monticello. DOE and DOE contractor employees who performed this remediation are covered under EEOICPA.