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The Act (EEOICPA) established a compensation program for individuals who, over the past 50 years, have performed duties uniquely related to the nuclear weapons production and testing programs at the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies. The list of covered employees also includes workers from certain Atomic Weapons Employers (AWEs).
2012 Data Search and Capture Efforts for AWE Cases
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. Early in 2002, DOE indicated that they had provided all data and information they held on AWE sites. DCAS has been able to locate radiation information needed to conduct dose reconstructions.
DCAS along with Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), the contractor hired to support NIOSH's responsibilities under the The Act, have been involved in data search and data capture efforts. These efforts are being conducted at various DOE sites and federal and private records storage locations throughout the United States.
Listed below are the data search and capture efforts for AWE sites that occurred in 2012. 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
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April Data Search and Capture Efforts
- Boston Federal Records Center
Waltham, MA
During this data capture trip, 83 boxes of information were reviewed and 480 documents were retrieved.
The documents apply to the following AWE work site:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| Nuclear Metals, Inc. |
Breathing zone air samples at different site locations (1982-83, 1985-88, 1990-92, 94, 96), area operational air samples, exposure information/reports (1951-54, 1956-1959, 1966-68, 1976-77, 80, 1985-88, 1990-91, 99, 2000, 2001), in-vivo counting results 1987, urinalysis results and related information (1955, 57, 58, 70, 71, 78, 1982- 84, 1986-88, 90, 94), personnel exposure information - annual summary forms (1985, 86, 90, 91, 96), radiation incidents, termination exposure summary for employees (folders include exposure information, incidents, etc.),
environmental sampling plan, U.S. AEC reports of exposure forms NY-199 annual reports |
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- Massachusetts Department of Health
Charlestown, MA
Eight boxes and 4 lateral file cabinets of information were reviewed and 39 documents were retrieved.
Salem Laboratory radiological safety and information and radiological characterization survey for Englelhard Corp. was retrieved.
Additional
information was also retrieved for the following AWE work sites:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| Lindsay Light and Chemical Co. |
Thorium residues in West Chicago |
| Metals and Controls Corp. |
License amendments, remediation plan information, radiological health and safety plan, inspection report, Building 1 radium abatement, environmental report, emergency plan |
| Norton Co. |
Radiological assessment of waste storage areas, survey of soil under sewage lines |
| Shpack Landfill |
Site chronological order of events, remedial investigations, investigation of radioactive material in a private dump, characterization survey |
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- Massachusetts Department of Health
Charlestown, MA
Fifteen boxes and 6 feet of loose documents were reviewed and 112 documents were retrieved.
The documents apply to the following AWE work sites:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| Nuclear Metals, Inc. |
License information, holdings basin decommissioning, ambient air sampling plan, Concord air monitoring data, NRC routine inspections, airborne emissions report, soil sample results, release abatement measures, drum burial information, historical summary, radioactive material inventory, site photographs, health and safety plan, site timeline, evaluation of bioassay data, exposure report, auto ignition issues |
| Ventron Corp. |
Radiation dose characterization and risk, engineering evaluation, post remedial action report, health study, fact sheet, review of site characterization report, response to Beverly Citizen newspaper questions, data Gap summary for Building A & A1, license information |
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March Data Search and Capture Efforts
- New York State Archives
Albany, NY
During this data capture trip, 32 boxes of information were reviewed and 56 documents were retrieved.
The documents apply to the following AWE work sites:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| Bethlehem Steel |
Inventory of drums shipped, special sampling and analysis of XRO Oxides, disposal of orlling mill oxides stored at Lake Ontario Ordinance Works |
| Hooker Electrochemical |
Slug material shipping directions, reconciliation of material inventory, safety precautions |
| Linde Ceramics Plant |
Memos regarding how to handle spills, special test badges at Linde, uranium transfers, accountability reports, health and safety at site, breath radon results, information on contracts, progress report, data of the Dracco reclamation system, counter-tubes installed, ore processing flowsheets, and discharge of effluent into wells |
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TN
Staff searched the ORNL vault to retrieve external dosimetry information. However, no material was located.
The trip was conducted to retrieve information on the following AWE work site:
Work Site |
| Ventron Corporation |
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February Data Search and Capture Efforts
- Ohio Department of Health
Columbus, OH
Two documents were reviewed and retrieved during this data capture trip.
The documents apply to the following AWE work site:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| Battelle Laboratory (King Avenue) |
1979 and 2004 Battelle environmental reports |
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January Data Search and Capture Efforts
- Battelle Laboratory (King Avenue)
Columbus, OH
During this data capture trip, 12 filing cabinets of information were reviewed and 290 documents were retrieved.
The documents apply to the following AWE work sites:
Work Sites |
Information Retrieved |
| Battelle Laboratories (King Avenue) |
Individual employee monitoring files, where the monitoring was initiated prior to 1956; incident reports |
| Battelle Laboratories (West Jefferson) |
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- Ohio Department of Health
Columbus, OH
During this data reconnaissance trip, information from various file cabinets was reviewed and finding aids were retrieved.
They apply to the following AWE work sites:
Work Sites |
| Battelle Laboratories (King Avenue) |
| Battelle Laboratories (West Jefferson) |
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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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Report on Residual Radioactive and Beryllium Contamination at Atomic Weapons Employer Facilities and Beryllium Vendor Facilities
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Pub. L.107-107; Section
3151(b)) required that NIOSH submit, with the cooperation of the Department of Labor and Department of Energy, a report on whether or not significant
contamination remained in any atomic weapons employer facility or facility of a beryllium vendor after the facility discontinued nuclear weapon production
activities.
NIOSH issued the original report, "Report on Residual Radioactive and Beryllium Contamination at Atomic Weapons Employer Facilities and Beryllium Vendor Facilities," in November 2002 and updated the report in October 2003. The Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Pub. L. 108-375; Section 3169) required that NIOSH submit an additional update to the report in December 2006. The report was updated again by NIOSH in October 2009 and August 2011.
Previous Versions of the Residual Contamination Report
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