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Radiation Dose Reconstruction

 

Pantex Plant
(Site Profile/Docket Number 031)

Location: Amarillo, Texas

Site Profile

  1. Introduction
    (Revised May 11, 2007)
    this document in PDF PDF 61 KB (11 pages)

    Revision Includes: Includes Attribution and Annotation section. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document. Incorporates formal internal review comments. This revision results in no change to the assigned dose and no PER is required.


  2. Site Description
    (Revised May 8, 2007)
    this document in PDF PDF 496 KB (21 pages)

    Revision Includes: Incorporates Attributions and Annotations, Purpose and Scope Sections. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document. Incorporates formal internal review comments. This revision results in no change to the assigned dose and no PER is required.

  3. Occupational Medical Dose
    (Revised February 1, 2007)
    this document in PDF PDF 203 KB (20 pages)

    Revision Includes: Approved Revision 02 for organ dose assignment based on site specific information. Added Section 3-5, Skin Dose Method Description and Section 3-8, Attributions and Annotations. Incorporates internal formal and NIOSH formal review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of document. This revision results in an increase in assigned dose and a PER is required.

  4. Occupational Environmental Dose
    (Revised June 22, 2007)
    this document in PDF PDF 1 MB (43 pages)

    Revision Includes: Incorporates Attributions and Annotations. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document. Incorporates formal internal review comments. No changes were needed as a result of formal NIOSH review. This revision results in no change to the assigned dose and no PER is required.

  5. Occupational Internal Dose
    (Revised June 22, 2007)
    this document in PDF PDF 664 KB (72 pages)

    Revision Includes: Incorporates Attributions and Annotations and additional references. No sections were deleted. Minor editorial changes were made in Sections 5.2.1, 5.2.1.1, 5.2.1.1.4, 5.2.2.5, and 5.2.2.6.2. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. This revision results in no change to the assigned dose and no PER is required.

  6. Occupational External Dose
    (Revised June 22, 2007)
    this document in PDF PDF 838 KB (75 pages)

    Revision Includes: Incorporates Attributions and Annotations section. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document. Added references and made editorial changes. Modified Table 6-1 average total dose for 1958, 1977, 1983, and 1997. Modified Table 6-9 to add Radiography NDE. No further changes occurred as a result of formal internal review. Incorporates formal NIOSH review comments. This revision results in no change to the assigned dose and no PER is required. Training required: As determined by the Task Manager. Initiated

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Technical Information Bulletins (TIBs)

At the current time, there are no TIBs for the Pantex Plant.

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Program Evaluation Reports (PERs) and Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs)

NIOSH is committed to applying the best available science in dose reconstructions. In keeping with this commitment, completed cases with probabilities of causation less than 50% are reviewed as relevant new information becomes available. The results of these reviews are described in a Program Evaluation Report (PER). The PER details the effect, if any, of the new information on the completed dose reconstruction. If it appears that the new information may result in an increase in dose for a completed dose reconstruction with a probability of causation of less than 50%, NIOSH is committed to working with the Department of Labor to reopen and rework the dose reconstruction, as appropriate. A Program Evaluation Plan (PEP) describes plans for evaluating specific program details or issues.

  • PER 26: Pantex TBD Revision - ORAUT-TKBS-0013
    this document in PDF PDF 16 KB (2 pages)

    Document Number: OCAS-PER-026 Rev-00

    About this Document: New document to determine which previously completed claims require evaluation for the effect of revising the Pantex Plant TBD.

    Approved: October 31, 2007

    Summary: There were 50 Pantex claims meeting the employment dates and target organ criteria above that were completed with a probability of causation below 50% prior to February 1, 2007. NIOSH will review the records of each claim to determine if the dose assigned in the revised TBD is higher than that assigned in the dose reconstruction. NIOSH will provide DOL with the list of 50 claims as well as a determination on each claim as to whether a new Dose Estimate is required. Documentation for each claim not requiring a new dose reconstruction will provide the basis for that determination.


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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.

Below are the Worker Outreach Activities for the Pantex Plant:

  • January 29, 2008 (7:00 p.m.)
    Meeting with Workers and former workers from the Pantex Plant and other interested parties, Ashmore Inn & Suites, Amarillo, Texas

    Final Minutes
    this document in PDF PDF 70 KB (18 pages)

  • January 29, 2008 (2:00 p.m.)
    Meeting with Workers and former workers from the Pantex Plant and other interested parties, Ashmore Inn & Suites, Amarillo, Texas

    Final Minutes
    this document in PDF PDF 117 KB (27 pages)

  • July 31, 2007
    Meeting with Pantex Plant Guards Union and Metal Trades Council of Amarillo, Amarillo, Texas

    Final Minutes
    this document in PDF PDF 82 KB (18 pages)

  • June 3, 2004
    Meeting with the Metal Trades Council

    Final Minutes
    this document in PDF PDF 52 KB (11 pages)

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Advisory Board Work Group on the Pantex Plant

This Work Group is responsible for reviewing the Pantex Plant site profile, the SEC petition from Pantex Plant petitioners, the NIOSH Evaluation Report of the petition, the SC&A Review of the Pantex 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

    Bradley P. Clawson-Chair
    Mark Griffon
    Robert W. Presley
    Phillip Schofield
    Josie Beach--Alternate

  • Meeting Information

    • August 10, 2011
      Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Pantex Plant

      Cincinnati Airport Marriott
      2395 Progress Dr.
      Hebron, KY 41048
      (859) 586-0166

      9:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

      This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, ou must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

      Agenda
      this document in PDF PDF 15 KB (1 page)

      Transcript
      this document in PDF PDF 748 KB (285 pages)

      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 documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

    • May 3, 2011
      Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Pantex Plant

      Cincinnati Airport Marriott
      2395 Progress Dr.
      Hebron, KY 41048
      (859) 586-0166

      9:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

      This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

      Agenda
      this document in PDF PDF 15 KB (1 page)

      Transcript
      this document in PDF PDF 537 KB (255 pages)

      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 documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

    • January 19, 2011
      Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Pantex Plant

      11:00 a.m. (Eastern time)

      This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

      An agenda will be provided at a later date.

      Transcript
      this document in PDF PDF 257 KB (122 pages)

      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 documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

    • May 4, 2010
      Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on the Pantex Plant

      Cincinnati Airport Marriott
      2395 Progress Dr.
      Hebron, KY 41048
      (859) 586-0166

      9:30 a.m. (Eastern time)

      This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-659-0537. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9933701.

      Agenda
      this document in PDF PDF 16 KB (1 page)

      Transcript
      this document in PDF PDF 649 KB (312 pages)

      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 documents, which can include white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among the Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. The discussions during the above meeting may cover a pre-decisional document. Because these types of documents are pre-decisional in nature, may contain sensitive information, and may change over time, they are not posted on our Web site. These finalized, reviewed and redacted pre-decisional documents are also available to other interested parties through an appropriate Freedom of Information Act request. Requests for documents not in the public domain should be submitted to the CDC/ATSDR Freedom of Information Act Office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.

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Comments on Pantex Plant Documents

How to Submit Comments
Comments on Pantex Plant documents can be submitted to the NIOSH Docket Officer electronically by e-mail at NIOCINDOCKET@cdc.gov or printed comments can be mailed to NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226. Please include the Site Profile/Docket Number (031) on all comments.

Comments Received

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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for the Pantex Plant

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Previous Versions of Pantex Plant Technical Documents

  • Site Profile: Introduction section

    • Revised July 27, 2006
      this document in PDF PDF 118 KB (10 pages)

      Revision Includes: Constitutes a total rewrite of document. Revised as a result of the biennial document review. Incorporates NIOSH formal review comments. This revision results in no change to the assigned dose.

      Approved February 18, 2004
      this document in PDF PDF 78 KB (7 pages)

  • Site Profile: Site Description section

    • Revised July 27, 2006
      this document in PDF PDF 465 KB (18 pages)

      Revision Includes: Constitutes a total rewrite of document. Revised as a result of the biennial document review. Incorporates NIOSH formal review comments. This revision results in no change to the assigned dose.

      Approved March 30, 2004
      this document in PDF PDF 404 KB (17 pages)

  • Site Profile: Occupational Medical Dose section

  • Site Profile: Occupational Environmental Dose section
    (Approved August 24, 2004)
    this document in PDF PDF 894 KB (36 pages)

  • Site Profile: Occupational Internal Dose section

    • Page Change Revision February 8, 2007
      this document in PDF PDF 593 KB (55 pages)

      Page Change Revision Includes: Page change revision to change the date for the first DU-laden hydroshot from 1952 to 1959 on page 31. Updated the text in Section 5.2.2.6 on page 28 and updated Table 5-11 on page 32 and 5-19 on page 48. Added reference on page 49 for the telephone conversation that confirmed the actual date. Table 5-1 was moved from page 9 to page 10. Results in a decrease in the intake of DU and resultant dose for the years 1952 to 1959. Text was modified or added in Section 5 and References (pages 9-12, 28, 31-32, 48-49, and 53). No sections were deleted. Incorporates internal formal review comments and NIOSH formal review comments. This revision results in a reduction in assigned dose and no PER is required.

      Approved July 27, 2006
      this document in PDF PDF 588 KB (55 pages)

  • Site Profile: Occupational External Dose section
    (Approved July 27, 2006)
    this document in PDF PDF 745 KB (61 pages)

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Page last updated: February 3, 2012
Page last reviewed: April 11, 2012
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Division of Compensation Analysis and Support