Wyoming
Covered Nuclear Facilities in Wyoming
If you worked at these facilities during these times, you are covered under the EEOICPA Special Exposure Cohort Facilities.
Ore Buying Station at Crooks Gap
The ore buying station at Crooks Gap purchased uranium ore for the AEC. The Lucius Pitkin managed and operated the Crooks Gap station from December 1956 to July 1957. The AEC leased the land and equipment from a private company.
Ore Buying Station at Riverton
The ore buying station at Riverton purchased uranium ore for the AEC. The American Smelting and Refining Company (ASRC) managed and operated the Riverton station from March 1955 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 was located from a railroad.
Uranium Mill in Converse County (Spook Site)
This mill processing uranium and vanadium ore from 1958 to 1963. These milling operations are covered under the auspices of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and are not separately covered under EEOICPA. However DOE environmental remediation contractors performed remediation under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (Public Law 95-604) at the Uranium Mill in Converse County, known at the Spook Site, in 1989. DOE and DOE contractor employees who performed this remediation are covered under EEOICPA.
Uranium Mill in Riverton
Milling operations were conducted at this location from 1958 to 1963. These milling operations are covered under the auspices of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act and are not separately covered under EEOICPA. However, DOE environmental remediation contractors performed remediation under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (Public Law 95-604) at the Uranium Mill in Riverton from May 1988 – September 1990. DOE and DOE contractor employees who performed this remediation are covered under EEOICPA.