Radiation Dose Reconstruction

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)--Hood Building only
(Site Profile/Docket Number 122)

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

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 or PEPs specific to the Hood Building 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 Hood Building:

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

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Comments on Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)--Hood Building Documents

How to Submit Comments
Comments on Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)--Hood Building 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 (122) on all comments.

Comments Received

At this time, no comments have been submitted on Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)--Hood Building documents.

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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for the Hood Building

• Class Added to the SEC
  
  All employees of the DOE, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked in the Hood Building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from May 9, 1946 through December 31, 1963, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees included in the SEC.
  
  
• Petitions Qualified for Evaluation
  
  Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
  
  Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All AWE employees; and all employees of DOE, its predecessor agencies, and DOE contractors or subcontractors, who worked in the Hood Building
  
  Period of Employment: August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945 (AWE employees)
  January 13, 1946 through December 31, 1963 (DOE employees)
  
  
• Federal Register Notice Announcing that the MIT SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
  December 6, 2007
  PDF 99 KB (2 pages)
  
  
• Copy of the Petition Received
  Copy of the Hood SEC petition received
  (October 31, 2007)
  PDF 438 KB (2 pages)
  
  
• SEC Petition Evaluation Report
  SEC Petition Evaluation Report for the Hood Building
  (February 5, 2009)
  PDF 681 KB (34 pages)
  
  
• Petition to be Discussed by the Advisory Board
  The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on February 18, 2009, during its regular meeting.
  
  
• Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
  Advisory Board recommendation on the Hood Building SEC Petition
  (March 3, 2009)
   PDF 44 KB (2 pages)
  
  
• HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
  HHS Letters to Congress regarding the Hood Building SEC Petition
  (March 31, 2009)
   PDF 149 KB (9 pages)
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
  Designation of a Class of Employees from the Hood Building to the SEC
  (April 10, 2009)
   PDF 76 KB (1 page)
  
  
• HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
  Hood Building SEC Designation
  (March 31, 2009)
   PDF 37 KB (4 pages)
  
  
• Effective Date for the SEC Class
  April 30, 2009
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
  Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees from the Hood Building for Addition to the SEC
  (May 11, 2009)
   PDF 75 KB (1 page)
  
  
• Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
  Letter to DOL regarding the addition of a class of employees from the Hood Building to the SEC
  (April 30, 2009)
   PDF 20 KB (1 page)

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