State: Illinois
Location: Chicago
Time Period: 1953
Facility Type: Atomic Weapons Employer
Facility Description: In 1953, Argonne National Laboratory suggested that Sciaky Brothers be used to perform a stitch welding operation for a uranium cord, zirconium clad specimen EBR irradiation. The documentation does not indicate whether this work actually took place. The company may also have done electron beam melting or welding of uranium metal on an experimental basis.
Listing:
Sciaky Brothers, Inc. is listed as an Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE) site under the EEOICPA.
Compensation:
/As of 03/15/2015, the total compensation paid under Part B of the EEOICPA, including medical compensation, for workers suffering from the effects of having worked at Sciaky Brothers, Inc. is $750.
Sciaky Brothers, Inc. Workers:
If you or your parent worked at this or any other AWE facility and became ill, you may be entitled to compensation of up to $150K 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, even if your claim has been accepted or denied.
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