Blog – Atomic Sites & Facilities
This list includes states and their accompanying worksites that are classified at Special Exposure Cohorts (SEC) and eligible for benefits under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act (EEOICPA) through the Department of Energy (DOE). We have noted a brief description, years of operations qualified under the DOE, and the scope of work to each facility location below. If you believe you or a loved one has been affected, one of our Nuclear Care Partner Benefits Specialists can help you determine your qualifications today!
Area IV of Santa Susana
Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory
Ventura County, California 1955-1988
An area in Southern California, known as the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, was divided into four areas and their […]
Amchitka Island
Amchitka Island Test Site
Amchitka Island, Alaska 1965 – 1973
The Amchitka Island Nuclear Test Site was used to detonate three separate nuclear weapon tests below the Island of Amchitka’s surface in […]
Canoga Avenue Facility
Canoga Avenue Facility
Los Angeles County, California 1955-1960
Once under control by Atomics International, a subsidiary of North American Aviation (NAA), the Canoga Avenue Facility was used for aerospace safety and the […]
De Soto Avenue Facility
De Soto Avenue Facility
Los Angeles County, California 1959-1964
Similar to the Canoga Avenue Facility, De Soto was used to launch the American space program. Operations were moved from Canoga to […]
Downey Facility
Downey Facility
Los Angeles County, California 1948-1955
The Downey Facility in Los Angeles County was initially run by the North American Aviation (NAA) and included the operations of airplane manufacturing. A smaller portion […]
General Atomics
General Atomics Nuclear Site
La Jolla, California 1960-1969
The General Atomics facility in La Jolla, California performed automatic exposure control (radiation) operations to create atomic weapons. General Atomics is listed as a […]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley, California 1942-1961
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory was established in the early 1930s at the University of California and was primarily used for radiation operations. In 1942, […]
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA 1950-1989
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory was established in 1952 at the site of a closed US Naval Station. The facility consisted of two worksites; The […]
Sandia National Laboratories – Livermore
Sandia National Laboratories – Livermore
Livermore, CA 1957-1994
Sandia National Laboratories – Livermore was established to coincide and help with the work conducted at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. By 1958, SNL-Livermore had […]
Grand Junction Operations Office
Grand Junction Operations Office
In March of 1943, the US Army Corps of Engineers leased space in Grand Junction, CO to enable the construction of a uranium refinery and local recovery sites for the operations […]
Rocky Flats Plant
Rocky Flats Plant
Golden, CO 1952-1983
Rocky Flats was built by the Atomic Energy Commission for the process of purifying and recycling plutonium to create detonators in nuclear weapons and bombs. Workplace […]
Pinellas Plant
Pinellas Plant
Clearwater, FL 1957-1997 (DOE)
Constructed by General Electric Company in 1956, the Pinellas Plant’s purpose was to develop and manufacture neutron generators used in nuclear weapons and nuclear explosions. After […]
Savannah River Site
Savannah River Site
Aiken, South Carolina/Savannah River (bordering the state of Georgia) 1953-1972
During the 1950s, SRS produced chemicals and elements used in the manufacturing of nuclear weapons, specifically tritium and plutonium. […]
Argonne National Laboratory-West
Argonne National Laboratory-West
Scoville, Idaho 1951-1957
In 1951 the Atomic Energy Commission established the Argonne National Laboratory (now known as the Idaho National Laboratory) as an addition to their already existing National […]
Ames Laboratory
Ames Laboratory
Ames, Iowa 1942-1970
The Ames Laboratory was built in Ames, Iowa – adjacent to the Iowa State University campus to support federal nuclear weapons research. The work conducted at the […]
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Burlington, Iowa 1949-1974
The Iowa Ordnance Plant (IAAP) was opened in 1941 to start the research and development of ordnance materials such as artillery. By the late 40’s, the […]
Nevada Test Site
Nevada Test Site
Mercury, Nevada 1951-1992
The Nevada Test Site, located in Nye County, was established in 1951 as a location for testing and detonating nuclear weapons that were being materialized and […]