The EEOICPA was passed in 2000. It provides compensation to workers who became ill as a result of their employment manufacturing nuclear weapons in the USA, as well as their spouses, children, and grandchildren. Argonne National Laboratory–East EEOICPA coverage is available for qualified former Workers and their families.
Are you eligible for compensation? If you or a family member worked at this or another DOE facility and became ill, you may be entitled to compensation of up to $400K plus medical benefits. Call EEOICPA Counsel Hugh Stephens at 1-855-548-4494 or fill out our free claim evaluation, We can help even if you’ve already filed, even if your claim was denied!
Here, we have compiled publicly available information and documentation about the facilities covered by the Act to clarify how their activities relate to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.
Argonne National Laboratory–East
State: Illinois
Location: Argonne
Time Period: 1946-present
Facility Type: Department of Energy
Facility Description: Argonne is one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s largest research centers. It is also the nation’s first national laboratory, chartered in 1946. The Laboratory specializes in reactor engineering, reactor physics, chemistry and metallurgy. Early reactor research focused on the production of plutonium from uranium. Argonne is a direct descendant of the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory, part of the World War II Manhattan Project to build the atomic bomb before the Nazis did. It was at the Met Lab where, on December 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi and his band of about 50 colleagues created the world’s first controlled nuclear chain reaction in a squash court at the University of Chicago.
The premises covered under this listing include all those which are part of the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) campus in Argonne, Illinois and those in which operations associated with the former Met Lab were performed under contract to the Atomic Energey Commission (AEC) once Met Lab operations were administratively incorporated into ANL.
Throughout the course of its operations, the potential for beryllium exposure existed at this site, due to beryllium use, residual contamination, and decontamination activities.
CONTRACTOR: University of Chicago (1946-Present)
Listing:
Argonne National Laboratory–East is listed as a Department of Energy (DOE) site under the EEOICPA.
Compensation:
As of 03/08/2015, the total compensation paid under Parts B and E of the EEOICPA, including medical compensation, for workers suffering from the effects of having worked at Argonne National Laboratory–East is $45,450,580.
Argonne National Laboratory–East Workers:
If you or your parent worked at this or any other DOE or AWE facility and became ill, you may be entitled to compensation of up to $400K plus medical benefits from the US Department of Labor. Call EEOICPA Counsel Hugh Stephens at 1-855-EEOICPA (336-4272) or fill out the form to the right, whether or not you have already filed a claim and even if your claim has been accepted or denied.
We can help with all OWCP (Federal Workers Compensation) claims, impairments, wage loss and health care. 2495 Main Street, Suite 442 Buffalo, NY.
DOCUMENTS:
NIOSH Technical Basis Documents (TBDs)
Argonne National Laboratory – East – Introduction
Argonne National Laboratory _ East – Site Description
Argonne National Laboratories – East – Occupational Medical Dose
Argonne National Laboratory East Occupational Environmental Dose
Argonne National Laboratory East- Occupational Internal Dose
Argonne National Laboratory East “ External Dosimetry
SC&A:
Review of the NIOSH Site Profile for the Argonne National Laboratory – East