Texas

Covered Facilities

(SEC) = The Special Exposure Cohort. This is a defined category of employees established under EEOICPA. The SEC is comprised of classes of employees who have at least one of the 22 SEC cancers and have worked for a specific period of time at one of the SEC facilities. Claims compensated under the SEC do not have to go through the dose reconstruction process, as is required for other cancer claims covered by EEOICPA.

• 1: American Manufacturing Company of Texas (AMCOT), Fort Worth

  The American Manufacturing Company of Texas (AMCOT) performed tube elongation and billet piercing tests on uranium metal for National Lead Company of Ohio (Fernald). The tube elongation tests were performed from July to September 1961 and involved approximately 7 tons of uranium. The billet piercing tests were performed from June to September 1962 and involved approximately 23 tons of uranium.

• 2: Medina Modification Center, San Antonio (SEC)

  The Medina Modification Center was established in 1958 for component testing, modification, repairs and refinements. It operated until the spring of 1966 until functions were transferred to Burlington and Pantex. Throughout the course of its operations, the potential for beryllium exposure existed at this site.

• 3: Pantex Plant, Amarillo (SEC)

  The Atomic Energy Commission began manufacturing high explosives for nuclear weapons at the Pantex Plant (Pantex) in the 1950s. Today, Pantex continues to fabricate high explosives and assemble nuclear weapons along with dismantling retired nuclear weapons and the maintenance of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile. Throughout the course of its operations, the potential for beryllium exposure existed at this site, due to beryllium use, residual contamination, and decontamination activities.

• 4: Sutton, Steele and Steele Co., Dallas

  In 1951, the Atomic Energy Commission and contractors performed tests at Sutton, Steele, and Steele, Co. for recovering uranium from low grade wastes and residues. In 1959, National Lead of Ohio (Fernald) evaluated Sutton, Steele, and Steele’s dry tabling equipment for the separation of normal uranium shot.

• 5: Texas City Chemicals Inc., Texas City (SEC)

  Texas City Chemicals produced uranium by recovery of U₃O₈ from a phosphate fertilizer production plant. The Atomic Energy Commission contracted with Texas City Chemicals for the recovery of uranium which was used in weapons production.

• 6: Uranium Mill, Falls City

  This uranium mill operated from 1961 to 1973 and then some processing of tailings was performed between 1978 and 1982. These operations are covered under RECA and not separately covered under EEOICPA. However, environmental remediation was performed by DOE contractors from January 1992 through June 1994 and those contractors are covered under EEOICPA.