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. Weldon Spring Raffinate Pits 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.
Weldon Spring Raffinate Pits
State: Missouri
Location: Weldon Spring
Time Period: DOE 1955–1966; 1967–2002 (remediation)
Facility Type: Department of Energy
Facility Description: In 1955 the U.S. Department of the Army (Army) transferred 217 acres of what had been the Weldon Springs Ordnance Works to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) to construct a uranium feed materials plant. In addition to the plant, the AEC also constructed four raffinate pits adjacent to the plant between 1958 and 1964. The pits were used as collection points and settling basins for chemical and radioactive waste streams coming from the plant.
After closing the plant (including the associated raffinate pits) in December 1966, the AEC transferred the land back to the Army, but retained ownership and control of the wastes in the raffinate pits. On October 1, 1985, the land was retransferred from the Army back to the DOE, which was given responsibility for remediation of the pits.
Surface decontamination of the pits was completed in October 2002.
Contractors: Mallinckrodt Chemical Company (1957–1966); National Lead of Ohio (1966–1981); Bechtel National, Inc. (1981–1985); M-K Ferguson Company and Jacobs Engineering Group (1986–2002.)
A technical explanation of the Weldon Spring Raffinate Pits is available by clicking the title below:
Listing:
Weldon Spring Raffinate Pits is listed as a Department of Energy (DOE) site under the EEOICPA.
Compensation:
As of 06/14/15 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 the Weldon Spring Raffinate Pits is $0.