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(Site Profile/Docket Number 028)

Location: Miamisburg, Ohio

Also Known As: Dayton Project, Miamisburg Closure Project, Miamisburg Environmental Management Project (MEMP), Monsanto Research Corp., MOUND, Mound Site, Units I, III and IV

Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information

The Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) is a unique category of employees established by the Act (42 CFR Part 83). Claims compensated under the SEC do not have to go through the dose reconstruction process. To qualify for compensation under the SEC, a covered employee must meet specific requirements (e.g., must have at least one of 22 “specified cancers,” and have worked for a specified time period at one of the SEC sites). Classes of employees and work sites can be considered for addition to the SEC through a NIOSH petition process. More information about the Special Exposure Cohort can be found on our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Open/Active SEC Petitions

To date, there are no open/active SEC petitions from Mound Plant.

Class(es) Added to the SEC

Employees of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, and DOE contractors or subcontractors who worked in any areas at the Mound Plant site from October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the SEC.

Note: This class was established from Petition 90
All employees of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, and its contractors and subcontractors who had at least one tritium bioassay sample and worked at the Mound Plant in Miamisburg, Ohio from March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980, 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 in the Special Exposure Cohort.

Note: This class was established from Petition 171
All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked at the Mound Plant in Miamisburg, Ohio, from September 1, 1972, through December 31, 1972, or from January 1, 1975, through December 31, 1976, 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 in the Special Exposure Cohort.

Note: This class was established from Petition 207

Classes Not Added to the SEC

All employees of the Department of Energy, Department of Energy contractors, or subcontractors who worked in any area at the Mound Plant in Miamisburg, Ohio, during the period from March 1, 1959, through December 31, 2007, except for workers who fall within the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) classes established by SEC petitions 171 and 207.

Note: This class was established from Petition 90

Petitions Qualified for Evaluation

Below is a list of the petitions that qualified for evaluation. Select a petition on the list to view the table for that particular petition.

Petition 90 Information
Steps in Petition Process:	Petition Details:
Date Received	June 4, 2007
Date Qualified for Evaluation	August 17, 2007
Summary of Information in Petition	Location: Dayton, Ohio Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers Period of Employment: February 1, 1949 through the present Note: The information above is what qualified for evaluation. During our evaluation of whether dose reconstructions can adequately be completed for the above job titles and period of employment, information may cause NIOSH to change some the dates or job titles/duties. Therefore, as this petition proceeds through the SEC petition process and if an SEC class is proposed, the proposed class may not exactly match the above information.
Copy of the Petition Received	July 20, 2007 [971 KB (10 pages)] (February 1, 1949 through the present)
Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Mound Plant SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation	August 28, 2007 [41 KB (1 page)] (February 1, 1949 through the present)
SEC Petition Evaluation Report	December 20, 2007 [1.7 MB (95 pages)] (October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959*)
Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board	December 21, 2007 (October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959)
Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board	The Mound Plant SEC Petition (October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959) was discussed by the Advisory Board on January 8, 2008, during its regular meeting. Note: Agendas and transcripts for Board meetings will be posted on the Advisory Board and Public Meetings page as soon as they become available.
Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition	January 30, 2008 [435 KB (2 pages)] (October 1, 1949 through February 28, 1959) October 31, 2012 [172 KB (1 page)] (March 1, 1959 through December 31, 2007)
HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition	March 3, 2008 [2.7 MB (140 pages)] (October 1, 1949 through February 28, 1959) December 7, 2012 [159 KB (9 pages)] (March 1, 1959 through December 31, 2007)
HHS Designation/Determination of Additional Members to the SEC	Designation: March 3, 2008 [43 KB (4 pages)] (October 1, 1949 through February 28, 1959) Determination: December 7, 2012 [40 KB (4 pages)] (March 1, 1959 through December 31, 2007) Note: A “designation” means that HHS is recommending a class be added to the SEC. A “determination” means that HHS is recommending a class not be added to the SEC.
Federal Register Notice: Designation/Determination Regarding a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort	Designation: March 12, 2008 [41 KB (1 page)] (October 1, 1949 through February 28, 1959) Determination: December 28, 2012 [44 KB (1 page)] (March 1, 1959 through December 31, 2007) Note: A “designation” will be published if there is a recommendation to add a class to the SEC. A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation not to add a class to the SEC.
Effective Date for the SEC Class	April 2, 2008 (October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959) 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	May 1, 2008 [51 KB (2 pages)] (October 1, 1949 through February 28, 1959) 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	April 4, 2008 [42 KB (1 page)] (October 1, 1949 through February 28, 1959) Note: This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.

Petition 91 Information
Steps in Petition Process:	Petition Details:
Date Received	June 14, 2007
Date Qualified for Evaluation	September 24, 2007
Summary of Information in Petition	Location: Miamisburg, Ohio Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers Period of Employment: February 1, 1949 through the present Note: The information above is what qualified for evaluation. During our evaluation of whether dose reconstructions can adequately be completed for the above job titles and period of employment, information may cause NIOSH to change some the dates or job titles/duties. Therefore, as this petition proceeds through the SEC petition process and if an SEC class is proposed, the proposed class may not exactly match the above information.
Copy of the Petition Received	October 3, 2007 [2.3 MB (16 pages)] (January 1, 1943 through December 31, 1970) Note: This petition was merged with Petition 90 listed above.
Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Mound Plant SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation	October 3, 2007 [83 KB (1 page)] (February 1, 1949 through October 3, 2007) Note: This petition was merged with Petition 90 listed above.
SEC Petition Evaluation Report	Merged with Petition 90
Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board	Merged with Petition 90
Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board	Merged with Petition 90
Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition	Merged with Petition 90
HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition	Merged with Petition 90
HHS Designation/Determination of Additional Members to the SEC	Merged with Petition 90
Federal Register Notice: Designation/Determination Regarding a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort	Merged with Petition 90
Effective Date for the SEC Class	Merged with Petition 90
Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort	Merged with Petition 90
Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC	Merged with Petition 90

Petition 171 Information
Steps in Petition Process:	Petition Details:
Date Received	May 3, 2010
Date Qualified for Evaluation	May 3, 2010
Summary of Information in Petition	Location: Miamisburg, Ohio Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked in the R and SW Buildings. Period of Employment: March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980 Note: The information above is what qualified for evaluation. During our evaluation of whether dose reconstructions can adequately be completed for the above job titles and period of employment, information may cause NIOSH to change some of the dates or job titles/duties. Therefore, as this petition proceeds through the SEC petition process and if an SEC class is proposed, the proposed class may not exactly match the above information.
Copy of the Petition Received	May 3, 2010 [194 KB (3 pages)] (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980)
Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Mound Plant SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation	May 18, 2010 [50 KB (2 pages)] (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980)
SEC Petition Evaluation Report	May 17, 2010 [145 KB (26 pages)] (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980)
Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board	May 19, 2010 (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980)
Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board	The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on May 19, 2010, during its regular meeting. Note: Agendas and transcripts for Board meetings will be posted on the Advisory Board and Public Meetings page as soon as they become available.
Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition	June 11, 2010 [34 KB (2 pages)] (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980)
HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition	July 14, 2010 [81 KB (11 pages)] (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980)
HHS Designation/Determination of Additional Members to the SEC	Designation: July 14, 2010 [38 KB (6 pages)] (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980) Note: A “designation” means that HHS is recommending a class be added to the SEC. A “determination” means that HHS is recommending a class not be added to the SEC.
Federal Register Notice: Designation/Determination Of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort	Designation: July 30, 2010 [39 KB (1 page)] (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980) Note: A “designation” will be published if there is a recommendation to add a class to the SEC. A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation not to add a class to the SEC.
Effective Date for the SEC Class	August 13, 2010 (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980) 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	August 23, 2010 [45 KB (2 pages)] (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980) 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	August 26, 2010 [20 KB (1 page)] (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980) Note: This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.

Petition 207 Information
Steps in Petition Process:	Petition Details:
Date Received	August 15, 2012
Date Qualified for Evaluation	August 17, 2012
Summary of Information in Petition	Location: Miamisburg, Ohio Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers potentially exposed to radioactive materials while working at the Mound Plant Period of Employment: September 1, 1972 through December 31, 1972, and from January 1, 1975 through December 31, 1976 Note: The information above is what qualified for evaluation. During our evaluation of whether dose reconstructions can adequately be completed for the above job titles and period of employment, information may cause NIOSH to change some the dates or job titles/duties. Therefore, as this petition proceeds through the SEC petition process and if an SEC class is proposed, the proposed class may not exactly match the above information.
Copy of the Petition Received	August 15, 2012 [268 KB (3 pages)] (September 1, 1972 through December 31, 1972, and from January 1, 1975 through December 31, 1976)
Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Mound Plant SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation	September 28, 2012 [54 KB (1 page)] (September 1, 1972 through December 31, 1972, and from January 1, 1975 through December 31, 1976)
SEC Petition Evaluation Report	September 6, 2012 [465 KB (39 pages)] (September 1, 1972 through December 31, 1972, and from January 1, 1975 through December 31, 1976)
Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board	September 10, 2012 (September 1, 1972 through December 31, 1972, and from January 1, 1975 through December 31, 1976)
Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board	The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on September 19, 2012, during its regular meeting. Note: Agendas and transcripts for Board meetings will be posted on the Advisory Board and Public Meetings page as soon as they become available.
Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition	October 31, 2012 [63 KB (2 pages)] (September 1, 1972, through December 31, 1972, or from January 1, 1975, through December 31, 1976)
HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition	December 7, 2012 [60 KB (10 pages)] (September 1, 1972, through December 31, 1972, or from January 1, 1975, through December 31, 1976)
HHS Designation/Determination of Additional Members to the SEC	Designation: December 7, 2012 [32 KB (5 pages)] (September 1, 1972, through December 31, 1972, or from January 1, 1975, through December 31, 1976) Note: A “designation” means that HHS is recommending a class be added to the SEC. A “determination” means that HHS is recommending a class not be added to the SEC.
Federal Register Notice: Designation/Determination Of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort	Designation: December 28, 2012 [57 KB (2 pages)] (September 1, 1972, through December 31, 1972, or from January 1, 1975, through December 31, 1976) Note: A “designation” will be published if there is a recommendation to add a class to the SEC. A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation not to add a class to the SEC.
Effective Date for the SEC Class	January 6, 2013 (September 1, 1972, through December 31, 1972, or from January 1, 1975, through December 31, 1976) 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	January 17, 2013 [49 KB (1 page)] (September 1, 1972, through December 31, 1972, or from January 1, 1975, through December 31, 1976) 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	January 7, 2013 [90 KB (1 page)] (September 1, 1972, through December 31, 1972, or from January 1, 1975, through December 31, 1976) Note: This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.

SEC Petitions Not Qualifying for Evaluation

In addition to the petitions listed above, one petition was received but did not qualify for evaluation.

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. Worker Outreach Activities for the Mound Plant:

January 18, 2005 Meeting with PACE International and Guard Unions
Final Minutes [37 KB (7 pages)]
January 18, 2005 Meeting with Dayton Building and Construction Trades Council
Final Minutes [32 KB (5 pages)]

Advisory Board Work Group on Mound Plant

This Work Group is responsible for reviewing the Mound Plant Site Profile, the SEC petition from Mound Plant petitioners, the NIOSH Evaluation Report of the petition, the SC&A Review of the Mound Plant Site Profile, considering issues raised by the Board’s contractor (SC&A) concerning the Site Profile and the petition Evaluation Report, and for assisting NIOSH and SC&A in the resolution of such issues. The Work Group may recommend to the Board, changes in the Site Profile as appropriate. The Work Group should strive to develop a recommendation to the Board on whether a class should be added to the SEC.

Work Group Members:

Josie Beach (Chair)
Bradley P. Clawson
James E. Lockey, M.D.
Paul L. Ziemer, Ph.D.

Meeting Information:

September 29, 2016–LOCATION CHANGE

Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Mound Plant

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Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport
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November 26, 2013
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound Plant

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August 31, 2012
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound Plant

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Cincinnati Airport Marriott
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August 7, 2012–CANCELLED
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound Plant
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9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)–POSTPONED
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- SC&A Draft: Mound Laboratory Site Potential Exposures to Stable Metal Tritides [1.3 MB (92 pages)] July 06, 2012
June 5, 2012
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Mound Plant

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Cincinnati Airport Marriott
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- SC&A Memo: Reply to NIOSH Comments on SC&A’s Thorium Report of May 2, 2012 [34 KB (5 pages)] Contract No. 200-2009-28555 June 1, 2012
- NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Response to SC&A’s January 12, 2012 Memo Report on Adequacy and Completeness of Mound Internal Dosimetry [106 KB (4 pages)] May 29, 2012
- NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Responses to SC&A’s Thorium Report of May 8, 2012 [89 KB (4 pages)] May 29, 2012
- SC&A Draft: Mound Laboratory Site Potential Exposures to Stable Metal Tritides [1.5 MB (92 pages)] May 24, 2012
- SC&A’s Evaluation of NIOSH’s April 2012 Mound Laboratory Th-232 White Paper [33 KB (5 pages)] May 2012
April 10, 2012
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Mound Plant

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- Retrospective Dose Reconstruction for Thorium-232 Activities at the Mound Laboratory [420 KB (33 pages)] April 2, 2012
- Potential Stable Metal Tritide Exposures at the Mound Laboratory [1.5 MB (42 pages)] March 30, 2012
March 16, 2012–POSTPONED
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Mound Plant
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November 7, 2011
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Mound Plant

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July 27, 2010
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May 13, 2010
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January 5-6, 2010
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December 4, 2009–CANCELLED
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May 27-28, 2009
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July 14, 2008
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April 1, 2008
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Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board’s Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These pre-decisional documents, such as white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. Although discussion during a public meeting may cover pre-decisional documents, these documents often are not further revised or finalized, and thus do not reflect the final determination or evaluation of the Advisory Board and its Work Groups. Additionally, some pre-decisional documents not otherwise posted on the website may contain sensitive information, which would require an interested party to obtain such documents by filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the CDC/ATSDR FOIA office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

Technical Documents

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.

Site Profile

Introduction [97 KB (9 pages)]
Revised March 28, 2013

Revision Includes: Revises Special Exposure Cohort and to add attribution and annotation information. Reorganizes document to follow standard structure. Updates text in Section 1.1. No changes occurred as a result of formal internal review. Incorporates formal NIOSH review comments.
Site Description [464 KB (35 pages)]
Revised April 1, 2013

Revision Includes: Incorporates SEC-00090, SEC-00171, and SEC-00207. Updated Table 2-1 with information for 2003 and 2010. Added Special Exposure Cohort information pertaining to the SW Building in Section 2.1.3. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
Occupational Medical Dose [188 KB (18 pages)]
Revised March 14, 2013

Page Change Revision Includes: Updates the TBD with historical documents captured since the last revision, and adds skin doses for all procedures and periods. Incorporates formal internal review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
Occupational Environmental Dose [4 KB (111 pages)]
Revised July 2, 2019

Revision Includes: Incorporates aspects of ORAUT-PROC-0060 Rev. 01 prior to its cancellation. Changes Mound Site to Mound Plant throughout document. Clarifies SEC description regarding a tritium sample as indication of work in SW or R buildings, in section 4.1.3 to more closely reflect the HHS designation letter dated July 14, 2010. Adds ICRP Publication 23 references in sections 4.2.3.1 and 4.2.3.2 and References section. Changes numerical values and units in Table 4-20 from Sieverts to rem to be consistent with dose reconstruction reporting. Corrects references to sections 4.2.5, 4.2.6 and 4.2.7 in the first paragraph of section 4.2.2. Clarifies statement in section 4.2.4 to indicate that submersion dose from effluent was not included in onsite ambient dose. Provides site-specific justification for 2,500 hr/yr work assumption for assignment of onsite ambient dose. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
Occupational Internal Dose [785 KB (59 pages)]
Revised March 13, 2017

Revision Includes: Incorporates updated guidance in DCAS-RPRT-005, Rev 00, Alternative Dissolution Models for Insoluble Pu-238, on highly insoluble 238Pu compounds. Minimum detectable amounts updated to reflect the latest available values for the period before Mound closure in 2006. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
Occupational External Dose [581 KB (51 pages)]
Approved August 11, 2004

Technical Information Bulletins (TIBs)

Extremity Doses for Mound Exposures to Plutonium-238 [303 KB (14 pages)]

Document Number: ORAU-OTIB-0087, Rev. 00

About this Document: Calculates extremity to whole-body ratios for work performed at Mound for work with Pu-238. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.

Approved: September 18, 2017
Internal Dosimetry Co-Exposure Data for the Mound Plant [2 MB (60 pages)]

Document Number: ORAUT-OTIB-0061 Rev-04

About this Document: Assigns Mound internal doses based on coworker bioassay data.

Revised: September 1, 2020

Revision Includes: Revision initiated to include adding the potential and intake rates for type SS plutonium. No changes needed as a result of formal internal review. Incorporates formal NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.

Note: Title was changed from "Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Mound Site" to "Internal Dosimetry Co-Exposure Data for the Mound Plant" for consistency with DOE site name and accurately describe the coworker model as a co-exposure model. Previous versions of the is document are located on this page under the Document Archive for Technical Information Bulletins (TIBs) section.

Advisory Board and NIOSH Discussions on Mound Plant

The Mound Plant discussion papers listed below are working documents prepared by NIOSH or its contractor for use in discussions with the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health or its Working Groups or Subcommittees. Draft, preliminary, interim, and white paper documents are not final NIOSH or Advisory Board (or their technical support and review contractors) positions unless specifically marked as such. These documents represent preliminary positions taken on technical issues prepared by NIOSH or its contractor. The discussion papers have been reviewed to identify and redact any information that is protected by the Privacy Act 5 USC §552a and have been cleared for distribution.

SC&A Presentation: A Review of ORAUT-OTIB-0087 for Extremity Doses for Mound Exposures to Plutonium-238 [246 KB (20 pages)]
Presentation at the June 21, 2023, Teleconference Meeting of the Subcommittee for Procedure Reviews
SC&A Draft: A Review of ORAUT-OTIB-0087 for Extremity Doses for Mound Exposures to Plutonium-238 [867 KB (21 pages)]
Contract No. 75D30119C04183
Document No. SCA-TR-2023-PR087, Revision 0
April 21, 2023
SC&A Draft: SC&A Commentary on NIOSH’s Approach to Quantifying Outdoor and Indoor Airborne Dust Loadings [273 KB (23 pages)]
Contract No. 75D30119C04183
Document No. SCA-TR-2021-SEC005, Revision 0
October 25, 2021
SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of ORAUT-OTIB-0049, Revision 02, “Estimating Doses for Plutonium Strongly Retained in the Lung” [1.3 MB (39 pages)]
Contract No. 75D30119C04183
Document No. SCA-TR-2021-PR049, Revision 0
October 7, 2021
SC&A Draft: SC&A’S Evaluation Of ORAUT-OTIB-0088, Revision 01, “External Dose Reconstruction” [296 KB (9 pages)]
Contract No. 75D30119C04183
Document No. SCA-TR-2021-PR088, Revision 0
September 3, 2021
SC&A Memo: Application of NOCTS Data 2021 [333 KB (8 pages)]
July 29, 2021
SC&A Memo: Clarification of Mound Database Use [32 KB (2 pages)]
November 29, 2016
NIOSH/DCAS Memo: Clarification of Mound Database Use [425 KB (5 pages)]
October 24, 2016
NIOSH/DCAS Memo: Validation and Verification of Mound Databases [687 KB (8 pages)]
September 6, 2016
NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Response – Review of Remaining Site Profile Issues for Mound Laboratory [431 KB (7 pages)]
April 27, 2016
SC&A Draft: Review of Remaining Site Profile Issues for Mound Laboratory Related to Current Technical Basis Documents [174 KB (17 pages)]
February 11, 2016
ORAU Report: A Method for Estimating Stable Metal Tritide Exposures to Tritium Ancillary Workers Based on Swipe Data in Rooms SW-8, SW-13, SW-150 and R-108 at the Mound Laboratory 1968 to 1989 [1.3 MB (23 pages)]
March 7, 2013
NIOSH Presentation: Mound Plant SEC Petition (1972, 1975-1976) (83.14) [156 KB (8 pages)]
September 19, 2012
NIOSH Presentation: Mound Plant SEC Petition (1980-2007) [88 KB (6 pages)]
September 19, 2012
NIOSH/DCAS: Responses to Action Items Introduced During the Mound Work Group Meeting of June 5, 2012 [1 MB (17 pages)]
August 22, 2012
SC&A Draft: Mound Laboratory Site Potential Exposures to Stable Metal Tritides, Revision 1 [1.3 MB (92 pages)]
July 06, 2012
SC&A Memo: Reply to NIOSH Comments on SC&A’s Thorium Report of May 2, 2012 [35 KB (5 pages)]
June 1, 2012
NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Response to SC&A’s January 12, 2012 Memo Report on Adequacy and Completeness of Mound Internal Dosimetry [106 KB (4 pages)]
May 29, 2012
NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Responses to SC&A’s Thorium Report of May 8, 2012 [89 KB (4 pages)]
May 29, 2012
SC&A Draft: Mound Laboratory Site Potential Exposures to Stable Metal Tritides [1.5 MB (92 pages)]
May 24, 2012
SC&A’s Evaluation of NIOSH’s April 2012 Mound Laboratory Th-232 White Paper [33 KB (5 pages)]
May 2012
SC&A Memo: Interview with Former Mound HVAC Worker Conducted April 5, 2012 [49 KB (5 pages)]
April 19, 2012
SC&A Memo: Technical Conference Call, April 6, 2012: Clarification of Documentation Received by SC&A from NIOSH Regarding Ventilation of Radon in SW/R Buildings [27 KB (2 pages)]
April 19, 2012
NIOSH/DCAS: Retrospective Dose Reconstruction for Thorium-232 Activities at the Mound Laboratory [420 KB (33 pages)]
April 2, 2012
NIOSH/DCAS: Potential Stable Metal Tritide Exposures at the Mound Laboratory [1.5 MB (42 pages)]
March 30, 2012
SC&A Mound SEC Issues Matrix for SEC Petition SEC-00090 [131 KB (24 pages)]
November 2, 2011
SC&A Draft Memo: SC&As Response to NIOSH Evaluation of Remaining Neutron Issues at the Mound Laboratory [31 KB (4 pages)]
October 4, 2011
SC&A Memo: Comments on NIOSH Evaluation of NTA Neutron Film Fading at Mound [97 KB (5 pages)]
January 20, 2011
SC&A Preliminary Draft for the Mound Working Group Review: Mound Internal Data Adequacy and Completeness Issue Status Report [42 KB (7 pages)]
October 4, 2010
SC&A Draft White Paper: Sensitivity of NTA Film to Neutron Sources at Mound Laboratory, Revision 1 [154 KB (15 pages)]
July 2010
SC&A Preliminary Draft for the Mound Working Group Review: Mound Internal Data Adequacy and Completeness [262 KB (57 pages)]
June 2010
SC&A Draft: Review of NIOSH Site Profile for the Mound Laboratory Site [2 MB (192 pages)]
July 16, 2006

Public Comments on Mound Plant Documents

How to Submit Comments

Comments on Mound Plant Documents can be submitted to the NIOSH Docket Officer electronically by email at nioshdocket@cdc.gov or printed comments can be mailed to: NIOSH Docket Office Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34 1090 Tusculum Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45226 Please include the Site Profile/Docket Number (028) on all comments.

Comments Received

At this time, no comments have been submitted.

Document Archive for Mound Plant

Site Profile Document Archive

Section 1: Introduction
- Page Change Revision March 13, 2009 [159 KB (8 pages)]
  
  Page Change Revision Includes: Approved page change initiated to remove information pertaining to Monsanto Chemical Company, the subject of a class of employees added to the Special Exposure Cohort. These changes occurred on pages 6 and 7. NIOSH required language was revised on page 5 in Section 1.0. Added references on pages 5, 6, and 7, and added the Reference Section on page 8. No changes occurred as a result of formal internal review. Incorporates formal NIOSH review comments. No sections were deleted.
- Approved September 9, 2004 [30 KB (6 pages)]
Section 2: Site Description
- Page Change Revision March 13, 2009 [442 KB (30 pages)]
  
  Page Change Revision Includes: Approved page change initiated to remove information pertaining to Monsanto Chemical Company, the subject of a class of employees added to the Special Exposure Cohort. These changes occurred on pages 6 – 13, 15, 16, 18, and 20 in Sections 2.0, 2.2, and 2.3, respectively. NIOSH required language was revised on page 5 in Section 2.0. Updated references on pages 29 – 30 in Reference Section. In this revision, Figure 2-1 was formerly Figure 2-3. Figures 2-1 and 2-2 from the previous revision were deleted. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. No sections were deleted.
- Page Change Revision July 7, 2006 [478 KB (33 pages)]
- Approved March 30, 2004 [473 KB (34 pages)]
Section 3: Occupational Medical Dose
- Page Change Revision March 2, 2009 [251 KB (18 pages)]
  
  Page Change Revision Includes: Approved page change initiated to remove information pertaining to Monsanto Chemical Company, the subject of a class of employees added to the Special Exposure Cohort. In Table 3-2 on page 7 in Section 3.2, a change was made in the first row to remove “Pre” from 1949. NIOSH required language was revised on pages 5 and 6 in Section 3.1. References were updated on pages 6 – 8, 15 in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and Reference Section. Incorporates formal internal review comments. No changes occurred as a result of formal NIOSH review. No sections were deleted.
- Page Change Revision March 31, 2006 [128 KB (18 pages)]
  
  Page Change Revision Includes: Page change initiated to include boilerplate language in Section 3.1 on pages 5 and 6. Makes changes to Tables 3-6, 3-7 and 3-8 on pages 9 and 10 as requested by NIOSH. No sections were deleted.
- Page Change Revision July 8, 2005 [125 KB (17 pages)]
  
  Page Change Revision Includes: Page change to correct organ dose estimates in Table 3-4 on page 7, in Section 3.
- Revised September 9, 2004 [123 KB (17 pages)]
  
  Revision Includes: Incorporates Office of General Counsel comments.
- Approved May 28, 2004 [126 KB (17 pages)]
Section 4: Occupational Environmental Dose
- Revised February 7, 2013 [3.4 MB (106 pages)]
  
  Revision Includes: Adds Special Exposure Cohort Section 4.1.3. Revised Table 4-1 to include end of operation and end of remediation. Revised Section 4.3 to provide direction for assigning environmental dose from 2003 to 2010. Made editorial changes and removed text and references for the Dayton Project. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
- Page Change Revision March 13, 2009 [2.9 MB (105 pages)]
  
  Page Change Revision Includes: Approved page change initiated to remove information pertaining to Monsanto Chemical Company, the subject of a class of employees added to the Special Exposure Cohort. The changes necessitated the reordering and renumbering of tables on the following pages: 9,10, 12 – 34 in Sections 4.2 and 4.3. NIOSH required language was revised on pages 7 and 8 in Section 4.1. Updated NIOSH reference on page 48. No sections were deleted. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
- Approved October 6, 2004 [3 MB (113 pages)]
Section 5: Occupational Internal Dose
- Revised April 18, 2013 [524 KB (60 pages)]
  
  Revision Includes: Incorporates SEC-00207, as well as comments made on the original version by Sanford Cohen & Associates in 2006. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
- Revised December 13, 2010 [713 KB (67 pages)]
  
  Revision Includes: Incorporates SEC-00090 and SEC-00171. Revised dose reconstruction guidance for Ra-Ac-Th in Section 5.3.2.4, radon dose reconstruction guidance for Building SW-19 in Section 5.3.2.1, and updated Table 5-19. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
- Page Change Revision March 13, 2009 [691 KB (66 pages)]
  
  Page Change Revision: Approved page change initiated to remove dose reconstruction provisions applicable only to Monsanto Chemical Company. Some references to Monsanto Chemical Company necessarily remain, but dose reconstruction provisions retained are applicable only to the Mound Laboratory. These changes occurred on pages 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16 -19, 63 in Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and Attachment D, respectively. The year for the beginning time period changed from 1947 to 1948 in Table 5-4 on page 15 and in Table 5-20 on page 39. NIOSH required language was revised on page 7 in Section 5.1. References were updated on pages 42 and 45. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. No sections were deleted.
- Approved September 9, 2004 [648 KB (65 pages)]

Technical Information Bulletins (TIBs) Document Archive

Technical Information Bulletin: Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Mound Site

Note: Title was changed from "Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Mound Site" to "Internal Dosimetry Co-Exposure Data for the Mound Plant" on September, 1, 2020, for consistency with DOE site name and accurately describe the coworker model as a co-exposure model.
- Revised: August 14, 2018 [2.2 MB (53 pages)]
  
  Document Number: ORAUT-OTIB-0061 Rev-03
  
  Revision Includes: Incorporates an evaluation of MHI absorption type for ²³⁸Pu. Sections 4.1.2, 4.2.2, 4.3.2, 5.1.2, and Attachment A revised. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
- Revised April 13, 2012 [745 KB (41 pages)]
  
  Document Number: ORAUT-OTIB-0061 Rev-02
  
  Revision Includes: Revision to extend intake assignments for plutonium from 1990 to 2002 and add evaluation of tritium for 1981 through 2005. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
- Revised February 17, 2011 [479 KB (37 pages)]
  
  Document Number: ORAUT-OTIB-0061 Rev-01
  
  Revision Includes: Revision to change modeling of intakes of Type S plutonium to provide best-estimate intakes. Deleted previous underestimating intakes and instructions for dose reconstructors to perform case-specific intake modeling. Added 95th-percentile intake rates for all radionuclides. Constitutes a total rewrite or the document. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
- Approved June 22, 2007 [306 KB (30 pages)]
  
  Document Number: ORAUT-OTIB-0061 Rev-00
  
  About this Document: Assigns Mound internal doses based on coworker bioassay data. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. There is no change to the assigned dose and no PER is required.