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L. P. Twichell to T. S. Ary and Others: Asbestos Project Status Report for April 1960, with Minutes of the May 4-5, 1960 Tuxedo Meeting

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Monthly status report on the Union Carbide Nuclear Company asbestos project for April 1960, covering the Coalinga property and drilling, Tuxedo pilot plant process work, vinyl tile formulations using UCNC asbestos, pilot plant cost estimates, sales contacts with floor covering manufacturers, and Bishop studies. It also contains minutes of the May 4-5, 1960 Tuxedo meeting and attachments on plant design information and Condor mining cost estimates.

Author
L. P. Twichell (Union Carbide Nuclear Company, Research Center, Tuxedo, New York)
Published by
Union Carbide Nuclear Company, Research Center, Tuxedo, New York
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-3150
Date
May 10, 1960
Number
Bates UCC 000158 to UCC 000188
Library no.
ACL Doc 17986 · asbestosclaims.law/library/17986
Rights
A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.

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What the document holds

  • Pages 1-3: Cover memo from L. P. Twichell: Asbestos Project - Status Report, summary and meeting recommendations
  • Pages 4-5: Exploration and Property report (T. S. Ary), with Coalinga area precipitation table
  • Pages 6-8: Process Development report (L. P. Twichell), pilot plant flow sheet and physical property chart
  • Pages 9-11: Product Development report (H. F. Reichard): vinyl tile formulations and properties
  • Pages 12-13: Engineering report (J. A. Connors) and estimated investments for Coalinga pilot plants
  • Page 14: Sales report: potential floor covering customers and other applications
  • Page 15: Bishop report: drill site visit, mining studies, dry grinding tests
  • Pages 16-17: Minutes of meeting, May 4 and 5, 1960, at Tuxedo
  • Pages 18-25: Attachment A: plant design information and assignments (largely garbled in OCR)
  • Pages 26-31: Attachment B: J. A. Tavelli, estimate of mining costs for the Condor asbestos property (4-29-60)

People and organizations

From L. P. Twichell (Union Carbide Nuclear Company, Research Center, Tuxedo, New York) to T. S. Ary; J. A. Connors; T. J. Hall; H. L. McKinley; L. P. Twichell.

Pages on our site about what this document covers: Calidria · California Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · Coalinga District · New Jersey Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage · New York Asbestos Exposure Sites: Worksites, Industries, and Trust Coverage.

About this copy

This is document UC-3150 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 31 pages. Production numbers UCC 000158 to UCC 000188.

Cite this document

L. P. Twichell (Union Carbide Nuclear Company, Research Center, Tuxedo, New York). “L. P. Twichell to T. S. Ary and Others: Asbestos Project Status Report for April 1960, with Minutes of the May 4-5, 1960 Tuxedo Meeting.” May 10, 1960. Union Carbide documents, UC-3150, Bates UCC 000158 to UCC 000188. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 17986. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/17986.

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