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Did you work with E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company plutonium separations canyon (T-Plant, B-Plant, U-Plant, PUREX, REDOX) asbestos-fabric process piping lagging, asbestos-block hot-cell shielding wrap, and asbestos gasket sets at the DOE Hanford Site (Richland WA)? According to publicly filed asbestos litigation records, it allegedly contained asbestos. Here is what it was, who was exposed, and who is responsible. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company plutonium separations canyon (T-Plant, B-Plant, U-Plant, PUREX, REDOX) asbestos-fabric process piping lagging, asbestos-block hot-cell shielding wrap, and asbestos gasket sets at the DOE Hanford Site (Richland WA), sold from 1944 until 1988. Plaintiffs allegedly worked around DuPont plutonium separations canyon and hot-cell asbestos-fabric piping lagging at the DOE Hanford Site (Richland WA); EEOICPA coverage may apply for former DOE contractor employees. Allegedly asbestos-woven fabric lagging and asbestos-block thermal insulation on plutonium separations canyon process piping, hot-cell hood exhausts, PUREX/REDOX solvent extraction columns, and reactor cooling piping — allegedly released fiber during canyon deck hot-work, hot-cell rebuilds, and shutdown tear-out by DOE contractor operators, plutonium metallurgists, pipefitters, insulators, and mechanics at Hanford. Workers allegedly exposed around this product included DOE contractor operators, Plutonium metallurgists, DOE facility pipefitters, and DOE facility insulators. Asbestos claims are brought against the companies that made the products. If you worked with or around E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company plutonium separations canyon (T-Plant, B-Plant, U-Plant, PUREX, REDOX) asbestos-fabric process piping lagging, asbestos-block hot-cell shielding wrap, and asbestos gasket sets at the DOE Hanford Site (Richland WA) and were later diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, or another asbestos-related disease, you may have a legal claim against the manufacturer. This is educational information from an independent publisher — not a law firm — and is not legal advice.
Product Description
Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company — the original Manhattan Project prime contractor at the Hanford Engineer Works (later DOE Hanford Site) in Richland WA from 1943 through 1946, and again as a legacy source of process design across successor GE, Rockwell, and Westinghouse Hanford eras — allegedly specified, installed, and left in service asbestos-woven fabric lagging and asbestos-block thermal insulation across Hanford’s plutonium separations canyons (T-Plant, B-Plant, U-Plant, PUREX Plant, REDOX Plant) and associated hot-cells. Asbestos lagging allegedly wrapped canyon deck process piping, solvent extraction columns, and reactor cooling piping runs. Asbestos gasket sets were allegedly used at canyon deck and hot-cell flanged joints.
Plaintiffs alleged that DuPont-era canyon asbestos-containing lagging remained in service at Hanford across successor operating contractors through 1988 production shutdown, requiring repeated tear-out and re-lagging during canyon campaigns, hot-cell rebuilds, and later D&D operations.
Workers Exposed
Plaintiffs allegedly exposed to DuPont Hanford plutonium separations canyon asbestos-containing components include:
- DOE contractor plutonium separations operators in T, B, U, PUREX, and REDOX canyons
- Plutonium metallurgists working canyon deck and hot-cell operations
- DOE facility pipefitters on canyon deck process piping and reactor cooling systems
- DOE facility insulators re-lagging canyon deck and hot-cell piping
- DOE facility maintenance mechanics on canyon rebuilds
- Radiation control technicians and health physics staff on canyon decks
- DOE facility instrumentation techs on separations process controls
- Hanford D&D crews during canyon and reactor shutdown campaigns