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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.
2012 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 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
will be displayed.
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MAR
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April Data Search and Capture Efforts
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TN
During this data capture trip, preselected documents were scanned.
The documents apply to the following DOE work sites:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| Monsanto Research Corp.
(Mound Plant) |
152 documents scanned |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) |
5 documents scanned |
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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 DOE work sites:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| 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 |
| Winchester Engineering Analytical Center |
Employee interview, airborne information |
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- Idaho National Laboratory
Idaho Falls, ID
A site tour was conducted at Idaho National Laboratory. Twenty-nine boxes were reviewed and 200 documents that applied to the facility were scanned and are awaiting classification review.
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March Data Search and Capture Efforts
- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Document Room
Rockville, MD
Reels of microfiche were reviewed and 56 documents were retrieved. In addition to the site-specific information listed below, the following information was also retrieved: long-term surveillance and maintenance plan for the Green River Utah Disposal Site, safety evaluation supporting license renewal for Union Carbide Corporation Gas Hills Uranium Mill, Union Carbide Corporation reports of four releases of tailings at project and remedial actions, and alternatives tailing management study for the Uravan Mill.
The site-specific documents apply to the following DOE work sites:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| Hanford |
Status of ongoing tritium in vegetation investigation at US Ecology, Tank 241-AN-106 characterization results |
| Moab Hill |
ALARA Report, NRC actions taken regarding allegation concerning problem of blowing dust from tailings at mill, environmental monitoring report, fire at site, gaseous effluent from site, bioassay program, radon analysis, information on yellow cake processing air cleaning devices, general site description, decommissioning plan, water balance study |
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- Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Oak Ridge, TN
Two boxes of information were reviewed and retrieved during this data capture effort.
The documents apply to the following DOE work site:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Air monitoring results |
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- Hanford
Richland, WA
The purpose of this trip was to complete an unclassified write-up discussing historical operations at Hanford, with the materials of concern for the post-1972 83.14 SEC petition.
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- Savannah River Site (SRS)
Aiken, SC
Twenty-thousand pages were reviewed on microfiche and 200 documents were retrieved, including hand-written notes. Material accountability data from 10/1975 - 09/1998 to identify inventory details of thorium and two other radionuclides were retrieved.
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- 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 DOE work site:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| 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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- Rocky Flats Legacy Management (Mountain View)
Denver, CO
Eighty-six boxes of information were reviewed and 193 documents were retrieved for the Rocky Flats Plant during this data capture effort. Tritium related documents were retrieved.
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- Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Oak Ridge, TN
During this data capture trip, 214 documents were retrieved. Staff continued to copy and scan documents that were selected during a site visit on February 21, 2012.
The documents apply to the following DOE work site:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Neutron film with number of tracks per field, personnel dose information, personnel without film badges, film badge calibration and sensitivity, progress reports, survey summaries, ORNL history, x-ray sources, personnel contamination, radiation safety procedures, plutonium storage, various job descriptions, instrumentation recommendations, tritium bioassay methods, uranium-thorium castings, radiation incidents, canning of sources, background survey, analysis of fall-out activity, and nuclear science abstracts |
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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 DOE work site:
Work Site |
| Ventron Corporation |
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TN
Materials were indexed that apply to the following DOE work sites:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| Monsanto Research Corp. (Mound) |
461 documents indexed |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
1,225 documents indexed |
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February Data Search and Capture Efforts
- Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Oak Ridge, TN
During this data capture trip, 133 OSTI documents were copied and scanned. These documents were previously selected during a site visit on February 21, 2012.
The documents apply to the following DOE work site:
Work Site |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Los Alamos, NM
Ninety-six boxes of information and 1 box of microfiche was reviewed and 74 documents were retrieved for LANL. The following information was retrieved: tritium contamination limits, urine sample requests, in vivo measurements, new hire dosimetry requirements, bioassay requirements for protective force, HP monthly reports, environmental samples, nasal swipes and air sample results, and personnel monitoring device correction factors.
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TN
During this data reconnaissance trip, information was retrieved on how records are indexed and searched at the ORNL Library, ORNL Library Attic, and ORNL Lab Records Attic.
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- Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)
Oak Ridge, TN
Twenty-three boxes of information and 226 documents were scanned. Additional documents were also selected to be scanned and copied.
The documents apply to the following DOE work site:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Bioassay monitoring, contamination monitoring, incidents, air sampling data, analysis methodology, neutron data, routine hand and foot monitoring counts, air monitoring data, sample of dosimetry records (1954-1955, 1957-1958), fast neutron dose rates, instruments manual, 1952 HP reports, tritium monitor, thorium slug tests, monitoring techniques, calibration of film, uranium urinalysis, magenta areas on fire map, hood flow rates, film response, meeting minutes, survey results, urinalysis report, film order in film badge, source information, potential rad exposure, air flow information, special surveys, badge system, daily pocket or film badge records, and personnel dose records for 1949-1953 and 1955 |
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- Hanford
Richland, WA
Documents identified from last month's visit to Hanford were retrieved. Additional documents were also scanned. All 210 documents retrieved applied to Hanford except for 22 in vivo, bioassay, and urinalysis records that related to uranium milling.
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- US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Document Room
Rockville, MD
Reels of microfiche were reviewed and 87 documents were retrieved. In addition to site-specific information listed below, the following information was retrieved: low level waste management, White Mesa mill uranium-bearing material, radiation study, Remington Arms Co. licensing, measuring tritium in soil by liquid scintillation, and waste definition.
The site-specific documents apply to the following DOE work sites:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| Hanford |
Hanford health effects, licensing high level waste repository, seismic information, tanks was remediation, enforcement action |
| Uranium Mill at Moab |
Proposal for on-site reclamation of uranium mill tailings, modeling and analysis |
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- Savannah River Site (SRS)
Aiken, SC
Five boxes of information were reviewed. During this data capture trip, 248 documents were scanned that were selected from previous data capture trips. Copies were completed and are now undergoing classification review.
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- Ohio Department of Health
Columbus, OH
Two documents were reviewed and retrieved during this data capture trip.
The documents apply to the following DOE 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 DOE 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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- Hanford
Richland, WA
Fifty-nine boxes of information were reviewed and numerous documents were selected and are undergoing classification review. Interviews were also conducted with three former Hanford workers.
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- Denver Federal Records Center
Denver, CO
During this data capture trip, 187 boxes of information were reviewed, and 172 documents were retrieved.
The documents apply to the following DOE work site:
Work Site |
Information Reviewed |
| Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) |
Pu urine samples with QC data, SM-102 ductwork and air system information, in-vivo measurements, laboratory operating procedures, radiological incidents, solid waste disposal records, personnel listing by building, annual air sampling review, organization chart, nuclear material report, radiological surveys and waste management evaluation |
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- Savannah River Site (SRS)
Aiken, SC
Eighty-three documents for Savannah River Site were scanned from documents that were selected from previous data capture trips. In addition, 16 boxes were reviewed and several documents were marked for copying (these include 3 entire boxes).
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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 DOE 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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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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