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DCAS will reconstruct radiation doses by evaluating all appropriate data relevant to which an individual worker or group of workers have been exposed, particularly when radiation monitoring data are unavailable, incomplete, or of poor quality. The data used for the dose reconstructions will be obtained through requests sent to DOE and data search and capture efforts.
2013 Data Search and Capture Efforts for DOE Cases
DCAS along with Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), the contractor hired to support NIOSH's responsibilities under The Act, have been involved in data search and capture efforts. These efforts are being conducted at various DOE sites and federal and private records storage locations throughout the United States to retrieve radiation monitoring data needed to conduct dose reconstructions.
Listed below are the data search and capture efforts for DOE sites that occurred during 2013. When available, we have included the sites for which
information was recovered. The most recent efforts are at the top of the list.
To locate a data search and capture effort, click on one of the months below. A list of efforts that occurred during that month
will be displayed.
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MAR
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April Data Search and Capture Efforts
- Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Oak Ridge, TN
During this data capture trip, 20 preselected documents were reviewed and one document was retrieved.
The document applies to the following DOE work site:
Work Site |
Information Retrieved |
| Rocky Flats Plant |
Preparation of Neptunium 237 metal |
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- Pantex Plant
Amarillo, TX
The purpose of this effort was to primarily interview several site individuals. Forty boxes were reviewed but no documents were selected. Notes were taken and are being reviewed before being released.
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- Department of Energy (DOE) Legacy Management
Morgantown, WV
During this data capture trip, 172 boxes of information were retrieved.
The information applies to the following DOE work site:
Work Site |
Information Retrieved |
| Weldon Spring Plant |
Employee doses, bioassay and industrial hygiene data |
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- Hanford
Richland, WA
Seven documents were retrieved during this data capture effort.
The documents apply to the following DOE work sites:
Work Site |
Information Retrieved |
| Hanford |
Approval of the site utilization and management plan, information required to support site utilization, problematic control of a parcel of Hanford site, record survey, land reassignment; tritium production at the Hanford Fast Flux Test Facility |
| Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) |
Approval of the site utilization and management plan, information required to support site utilization, problematic control of a parcel of Hanford site, record survey, land reassignment |
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March Data Search and Capture Efforts
- Hanford
Richland, WA
Ninety documents were scanned for the Hanford facility.
These documents were selected during an earlier March data capture effort.
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- Y-12 Plant
Oak Ridge, TN
Surveys with paired neutron/photon readings and periodic Health Physics reports were retrieved for the Y-12 Plant. Thirty-two boxes of information were reviewed and 42 documents were retrieved.
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- Hanford
Richland, WA
During this data capture trip, 77 boxes of information were reviewed, interviews were conducted, and the Card Catalog was reviewed. Numerous unclassified and classified documents were retrieved.
The documents apply to the following DOE work sites:
Work Site |
Information Retrieved |
| Hanford |
Radioisotope production technology development (1989), Multiple Isotope Production (MIP) testing, MIP test assembly and dose rates before irradiation, security plan for metal fuel fabrication in the 308 Building, minutes of meeting on dimensional stability of uranium, U-233 source in 308 Building Annex, analysis of Purex UO3 Environmental Impact Statement for neptunium in Q-Cell, tritium research and development progress reports, advanced tritium extraction program review, and methods and models of Hanford internal dosimetry program |
| Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co. |
Security at the Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co. |
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- Albany Research Center
Albany, OR
Fifty-three boxes and 80 file cabinet drawers of information were reviewed and 265 documents were retrieved.
The documents apply to the following DOE work sites:
Work Site |
Information Retrieved |
| Albany Research Center |
Recovery/extraction of uranium, notes related to thorium, Co 60 facility license information, radioisotope laboratory procedure, soil washing, Albany site bulletins |
| Ames Laboratory |
Metallurgical progress reports, separation of metals including thorium, uranium-manganese-copper alloy systems, thorium/titanium/vanadium/zinc alloy systems, production and separation of U233 |
| Argonne National Laboratory - East |
Uranium/thorium/beryllium meeting, radiation safety about plutonium, isolation and chemistry of americium, oxides of transuranium elements, summary of nuclear chemistry work |
| Battelle Laboratories (King Avenue & West Jefferson) |
Ceramic coated fuel pellets, properties of magnesium-thorium alloys, uranium and thorium metallurgy, studies of metal clad uranium, large batch melting of uranium, metallurgy and properties of thoria strengthened nickel, thorium-carbide alloys, U.S. research reactors |
| Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (Peek Street Facility) |
Electrolytic reduction of oxides, radiation effects on properties of metals, counter current extraction of radioactive solutions |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
New element berkelium, chemical properties of californium, studies with colloids containing radioisotopes of yttrium/zirconium/columbium/lanthanum |
| Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
Production and chemical isolation of Curium242, underground nuclear detonations, Health Physics operating instructions |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Titration of uranium with ferric sulfate, progress report, medical aspects of incidents, relative biological hazards |
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- Atlanta Federal Records Center
Morrow, GA
During this effort, 95 boxes of information were reviewed and 96 documents were retrieved.
The documents apply to the following DOE work site:
Work Site |
Information Retrieved |
| Pinellas Plant |
Air sample data, bioassay results, CF252 source information and associated surveys, contamination surveys, decontamination and decommissioning plan, dosimetry questions/answers with personnel exposure information with badge numbers, environmental monitoring procedures, annual assessments, measurements and reports, general and source term documentation related to tritium, radiological and laboratory procedures, low-level waste certification program document manual, oxidation of hydrogen isotopes by a palladium sponge catalyst, personnel exposure summary data, quarterly progress reports, radionuclide air emissions report, removal of tritium project information, safety review of Tritium Recovery System, solidified waste oil sampling, tritium bed inventory, tritium monitoring report, and tritium task force documentation |
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- Atlanta National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Morrow, GA
Ten boxes and 21 reels of microfilm were reviewed and 14 documents were retrieved.
The documents apply to the following DOE work site:
Work Site |
Information Retrieved |
| Pinellas Plant |
Waste management site plan, plutonium laboratory procedure, and 1989 radioactive waste implementation plan; samples from thousands of microfilm images included bioassay information, film badge data, in-plant surveys, raw environmental data, and contamination surveys |
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February Data Search and Capture Efforts
- Y-12 Plant
Oak Ridge, TN
During this data capture effort, 36 boxes of information were reviewed and 108 documents were retrieved.
A review of Y-12's Building 9212 Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) neutron/photon survey data was retrieved.
Documents are currently going through a classification review.
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- Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Oak Ridge, TN
Fifteen documents were reviewed and 12 documents and 7 excerpts were retrieved. All documents and excerpts are going though a classification review.
The documents apply to the following DOE work sites:
Work Site |
Information Retrieved |
| Battelle Laboratories (King Avenue) |
Eight documents and excerpts of four documents that were selected due to technical content |
| Rocky Flats Plant |
Excerpts of documents that were selected to make pertinent information available |
| Ventron Corporation |
Four documents selected |
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- Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Piketon, OH
Staff reviewed 293 documents and retrieved 11 documents on the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The following
information was retrieved during this effort: work packages with pre-job briefings for measurements, filter
removal, accountable material confirmatory inventory and housekeeping, improper correction factor used for
dosimetry calculation, and instrument calibration were retrieved during this effort.
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- Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Oak Ridge, TN
One hundred and twenty-six documents were retrieved during this data capture trip. The documents apply to the following DOE work site:
Work Site |
Information Retrieved |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) |
ORNL Technical Manuscripts that were reviewed at an earlier February data capture effort |
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TN
During this effort, 140 documents were retrieved for ORNL. Selected reports that are located in the ORNL attic library were retrieved and scanned.
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- Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC)
Denver, CO
Twelve documents and one interview were retrieved. Selected documents will be reviewed for classification.
The documents apply to the following DOE work site:
Work Site |
| Rocky Flats Plant |
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TN
During this effort, 100 documents were scanned that are located in the ORNL attic library.
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- Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Oak Ridge, TN
During this data capture trip, 116 boxes of information were reviewed and 210 documents were retrieved.
The documents apply to the following DOE work site:
Work Site |
Information Retrieved |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) |
ORNL Technical Manuscripts were reviewed and selected |
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- Rocky Flats Legacy Management
Westminster, CO
Staff reviewed 137 boxes of information and two films of microfilm. Seventy-three documents and 66 photos were retrieved.
The documents apply to the following DOE work site:
Work Site |
Information Retrieved |
| Rocky Flats Plant |
Tritium operations, tritium air sampling, tritium corrective actions and correspondence, sample preparation for tritium, qualitative reporting of individual job-specific bioassay results, special tritium bioassay, curium-244 analysis history |
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January Data Search and Capture Efforts
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TN
Sixty-one ORNL reports that were identified during an earlier effort were retrieved. Reports from selected authors and
laboratory records were retrieved.
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- Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Oak Ridge, TN
During this effort, 39 boxes of information were reviewed and 119 documents were retrieved.
The documents apply to the following DOE work site:
Work Site |
Information Retrieved |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) |
Technical Manuscript Reports |
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- Hanford
Richland, WA
Sixteen documents were provided by the site in response to an earlier request.
The documents apply to the following DOE work sites:
Work Site |
Information Retrieved |
| Baker Brothers |
Documents relating to dose summary matrixes and research diaries |
| Hanford |
Information on uranium hexafluoride |
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- Sandia National Laboratory
Livermore, CA
During this data capture trip, staff reviewed site finding aids and procurement files,
interviewed four current and three former personnel, reviewed examples
of procedure document files, and reviewed documents from the Health Physics server.
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TN
Forty-seven reports that were identified during an earlier effort were scanned.
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TN
During this effort, 272 ORNL lab reports were reviewed and retrieved.
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TN
Sixty-nine reports that were identified during an earlier effort were retrieved on ORNL.
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- Hanford
Richland, WA
Four Hanford White Papers that were reviewed by the Hanford Classification Officer were retrieved.
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TN
Sixty-nine reports that were identified during an earlier effort were retrieved on ORNL.
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- Battelle Laboratories (King Avenue)
Columbus, OH
During this data capture effort, 75 boxes of information and 15 microfilms were reviewed
and 398 documents were retrieved.
The documents apply to the following DOE work sites:
Work Site |
Information Retrieved |
| Battelle Laboratory (King Avenue) |
NRC Inspection, radioactive material shipment records, license information, radiation work permits, environmental reports and data, radiological surveys radiological safety committee, radioactive material holdings, waste management plan, radiation safety audit, internal and external exposure data, personnel exposure information and some site population data, dosimetry reports, radiation exposure reports guidance, dose equalization for personnel, low level solid waste burial direction, reporting of occupational radiation information for 1991 and 1993
Radiological surveys, radioactive material holdings, radiological safety committee audit, final status surveys, license information, radiological incidents, personnel exposure information, nonconformance and occurrence reports, accumulative personal airborne data, direct and indirect surveys in subbasement of Building-A |
| Battelle Laboratory (West Jefferson) |
NRC Inspection, radioactive material shipment records, license information, radiation work permits, environmental reports and data, radiological surveys radiological safety committee, radioactive material holdings, waste management plan, radiation safety audit, internal and external exposure data, personnel exposure information and some site population data, dosimetry reports, radiation exposure reports guidance, dose equalization for personnel, low level solid waste burial direction, reporting of occupational radiation information for 1991 and 1993
Air emissions annual report 1991, air monitoring station locations, environmental monitoring record book, potential problem report (filter labeling issue), rescanning procedures pyrophoric plutonium scarp, radiological surveys, annual audits, radiological incidents, operations procedures, personnel exposure information, environmental survey data, routine audit of explosive joining of thorium |
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TN
Six reports that were identified during an earlier effort were retrieved on ORNL.
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- Hanford
Richland, WA
Eighteen documents were provided by the site in response to an earlier request. Search results
were retrieved that included a list of names of former Hanford workers
who oversaw the rolling of uranium at Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Co.
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Technical Documents Used in Dose Reconstruction
If the energy employee's personal radiation information is incomplete, NIOSH will use other sources to estimate the radiation dose. This may involve using technical documents called Site Profiles, Technical Basis Documents, and Technical Information Bulletins. General information on these documents and a listing of approved technical documents can be found on the Technical Documents Used in Dose Reconstruction page.
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Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Energy
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) serves to set forth the authorities, responsibilities, and procedures between the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Energy to conduct statutorily mandated activities required to assist with claims processing under The Act.
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