Savannah River Site Health Effects Subcommittee (SRSHES) Meeting

Final Meeting Minutes
January 11, 2002

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Action Items

• The DFO to distribute a legible copy of ATSDR’s slide illustrating kidney function.
  
• The Epidemiologic Data Workgroup to follow up on suggestions for additional data sources, i.e., studies by Dr. Alice Stewart and the Physicians for Social Responsibility database.
  
• The DFO to identify and provide an update to SRSHES on the governing body responsible for determining morbidity data reporting requirements.
  
• SRSHES to review its current brochure and submit comments to Dr. McClain, the Outreach Workgroup Chair.
  
• SRSHES to review and vote on the Phase II summary revised by the Community Summary Workgroup.
  
• The DFO to obtain a list of the IAEA default values from Ms. Donnelly or Dr. Whitcomb for distribution to SRSHES members and nominees.
  
• The DFO to locate and distribute SRS demographics collected by NCEH and ATSDR.
  
• The Agenda Workgroup to identify agenda items that were previously recommended and report outstanding issues to SRSHES.
  
• Mr. Banick to serve on the Agenda Workgroup; Mr. Devitt to serve on the Epidemiologic Data Workgroup; Mr. Sanders to serve on the Membership Workgroup.

Agenda Items

• Presentation on SRSHES workgroups in terms of mission, purpose, organization, operation, coordination, expectations and end-product.
  
• Presentation by Mr. Gary Lawhead of the Energy Employees Compensation Resource Center.
  
• Update by Dr. Whitcomb on screening calculations, IAEA recommendations and dosimetry.
  
• Status report on the NIOSH worker-exposure study.
  
• Progress reports by the SRSHES workgroups.
  
• Update on ATSDR activities, i.e., heavy-metal toxicity studies and American College of Preventive Medicine initiatives.

Consensus Recommendations

• SRSHES recommends that NIOSH undertake studies examining effects from exposure to radionuclide and chemical releases from SRS among female and black workers from the beginning of plant operations to the present.
  
• SRSHES recommends that NCEH examine female and black offsite populations as distinct groups rather than with the general population during the dose reconstruction project.