Office of Compensation Analysis and Support (OCAS)

Electro Metallurgical
(Site Profile/Docket Number 163)

Location: Niagara Falls, NY

Also known as: ElectroMet Corp.
                         Umetco Minerals Corp.
                         Union Carbide Corp.
                         Electro-Metallurgical Corp.

Site Profile

• Site Profile for Atomic Weapons Employers that Refined Uranium and Thorium
  (Approved December 13, 2006)
  PDF 446 KB (75 pages)
  
  About this Document: This technical basis is established for the reconstruction of radiation doses of workers at AWE sites which refined uranium under contract to the United States government from 1942 to 1958. This document covers the generic aspects of uranium refining and the data are useful where no other dosimetry data exist. Site specific appendices are included that provide information that apply to only the identified site.
  
  
  • Appendix C -- Electro Metallurgical Company
    (Approved December 21, 2007)
    PDF 32 KB (8 pages)

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Program Evaluation Reports (PERs) and Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs)

NIOSH is committed to applying the best available science in dose reconstructions. In keeping with this commitment, completed cases with probabilities of causation less than 50% are reviewed as relevant new information becomes available. The results of these reviews are described in a Program Evaluation Report (PER). The PER details the effect, if any, of the new information on the completed dose reconstruction. If it appears that the new information may result in an increase in dose for a completed dose reconstruction with a probability of causation of less than 50%, NIOSH is committed to working with the Department of Labor to reopen and rework the dose reconstruction, as appropriate. A Program Evaluation Plan (PEP) describes plans for evaluating specific program details or issues.

At the current time, no PERs specific to Electro Metallurgical have been developed. However, we have developed PERs and PEPs that pertain to multiple sites. To view all PERs and PEPs that have been developed, please refer to the Program Evaluation Reports (PERs) and Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs) page.

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Worker Outreach Activities

Based on a recommendation from the Advisory Board to provide workers and site experts with opportunities to participate in developing the technical documents used in dose reconstruction, NIOSH established a Worker Outreach Program.

At Worker Outreach Meetings, current and former DOE and AWE employees have opportunities to obtain information about Site Profiles, Technical Basis Documents, and Technical Information Bulletins, and to provide information for consideration and possible use in dose reconstruction. This process is valuable to ensure that the technical documents used in dose reconstruction contain correct and useful information.

Below are the Worker Outreach Activities for Electro Metallurgical:

At the current time, worker outreach activities have not been scheduled.

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Comments on Electro Metallurgical Documents

Comments on AWE Site Wide documents can be submitted to the NIOSH Docket Officer electronically by e-mail at NIOCINDOCKET@cdc.gov or printed comments can be mailed to NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226. Please include the Site Profile/Docket Number (163) on all comments.

Comments Received

At this time, no comments have been submitted on the Electro Metallurgical documents.

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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for Electro Metallurgical

• Petition Information
  
  Location: Niagara Falls, NY
  
  Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees
  
  Period of Employment: August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1953
  
  
• Federal Register Notice Announcing that an Electro Metallurgical SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
  March 24, 2009
   PDF 42 KB (1 page)
  
  
• Copy of the Petitions Received
  Copy of an Electro Metallurgical petition received (1942-1953)
   PDF 2 MB (36 pages)
  
  Copy of an Electro Metallurgical petition received (1952-1959)
   PDF 577 KB (11 pages)
  
  NOTE: The two petitions listed above have been merged into one petition.
  
  
• SEC Petition Evaluation Report
  SEC Petition Evaluation Report for Electro Metallurgical
  PDF 310 KB (60 pages)
  
  
• Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
  The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on October 21, 2009, during its regular meeting.
  
  
• Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
  Not applicable at this time.
  
  
• HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
  Not applicable at this time.
  (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
  Not applicable at this time.
  (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
  
  
• HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
  Not applicable at this time.
  (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
  
  
• Effective Date for the SEC Class
  Not applicable at this time.
  (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
  Not applicable at this time.
  (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
  
  
• Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
  Not applicable at this time.
  (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)

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