Radiation Dose Reconstruction

Mound Plant
(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

Site Profile

1. Introduction
   (Page Change Revision March 13, 2009)
   PDF 136 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.
   
   
2. Site Description
   (Page Change Revision March 13, 2009)
   PDF 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.
   
   
3. Occupational Medical Dose
   (Page Change Revision March 2, 2009)
   PDF 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.
   
   
4. Occupational Environmental Dose
   (Page Change Revision March 13, 2009)
   PDF 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.
   
   
5. Occupational Internal Dose
   (Revised December 13, 2010)
   PDF 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.
   
   
6. Occupational External Dose
   (Approved August 11, 2004)
   PDF 515 KB (51 pages)

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Technical Information Bulletins (TIBs)

• Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Mound Site
  PDF 632 KB (37 pages)
  
  Document Number: ORAUT-OTIB-0061 Rev-01
  
  About this Document: 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.
  
  Revised: February 17, 2011

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Discussion Papers

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 has been cleared for distribution.

• Mound SEC Issues Matrix for SEC Petition SEC-00090
  (November 2, 2011)
  PDF 132 KB (24 pages)
  
  
• SC&A Draft Memo: SC&A's Response to NIOSH Evaluation of Remaining Neutron Issues at the Mound Laboratory
  (October 4, 2011)
  PDF 31 KB (4 pages)
  
  
• SC&A Preliminary Draft for the Mound Working Group Review: Mound Internal Data Adequacy and Completeness Issue Status Report
  (October 4, 2010)
  PDF 42 KB (7 pages)
  
  
• SC&A Memo: Comments on NIOSH Evaluation of NTA Neutron Film Fading at Mound
  (January 20, 2011)
  PDF 97 KB (5 pages)

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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.

At the current time, no PERs or PEPs specific to Mound Plant have been developed. However, we have developed PERs and PEPs that pertain to multiple sites. To view all PERs and PEPs that have been developed, please refer to the Program Evaluation Reports (PERs) and Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs) page.

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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 Mound Plant:

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

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Advisory Board Work Group on the Mound Plant

This Work Group is responsible for reviewing the SEC petition from the Mound petitioners, reviewing the NIOSH Evaluation Report of the petition, considering issues raised by the Board's contractor (SC&A), and for assisting NIOSH and SC&A in the resolution of such issues. The Work Group must independently evaluate the integrity and completeness of the data upon which dose reconstructions are based. The Work Group will consider the assumptions and judgments of historical facts provided in the Evaluation Report and develop appropriate recommendations for the Board's consideration. The Work Group will also consider any reviews provided by SC&A regarding the petition, and will use a deliberative process to narrow the scope of the SEC important issues and questions. 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
  Robert W. Presley
  Phillip Schofield
  Paul L. Ziemer, Ph.D.--Alternate
  
  
• Meeting Information
  
  
  • April 10, 2012
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Mound 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.
    
    An agenda will be provided at a later date.
    
    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.
    
    
  • March 16, 2012--POSTPONED
    Note: This meeting will be rescheduled at a later date.
    
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Mound 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.
    
    An agenda will be provided at a later date.
    
    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.
    
    
  • November 7, 2011
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Mound Plant
    
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166
    
    TIME CHANGE: 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
    PDF 18 KB (1 page)
    
    Transcript
    PDF 611 KB (278 pages)
    
    Discussion Papers:
    
    Mound SEC Issues Matrix for SEC Petition SEC-00090
    (November 2, 2011)
    PDF 132 KB (24 pages)
    
    SC&A Draft Memo: SC&A's Response to NIOSH Evaluation of Remaining Neutron Issues at the Mound Laboratory
    (October 4, 2011)
    PDF 31 KB (4 pages)
    
    SC&A Preliminary Draft for the Mound Working Group Review: Mound Internal Data Adequacy and Completeness Issue Status Report
    (October 4, 2010)
    PDF 42 KB (7 pages)
    
    SC&A Memo: Comments on NIOSH Evaluation of NTA Neutron Film Fading at Mound
    (January 20, 2011)
    PDF 97 KB (5 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.
    
    
  • November 5, 2010--POSTPONED
    Note: This meeting will be rescheduled at a later date.
    
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on the Mound 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.
    
    An agenda will be provided at a later date.
    
    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.
    
    
  • July 27, 2010
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on the Mound 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
    PDF 29 KB (1 page)
    
    Transcript
    PDF 796 KB (363 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 13, 2010
    Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on the Mound Plant
    
    10:00 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
    PDF 47 KB (1 page)
    
    Transcript
    PDF 207 KB (91 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 5-6, 2010
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on the Mound 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
    PDF 15 KB (2 pages)
    
    Transcripts:
    
    January 5
    PDF 750 KB (364 pages)
    
    January 6
    PDF 729 KB (352 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.
    
    
  • December 4, 2009
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on the Mound Plant--CANCELLED
    
    Note: This meeting will be rescheduled at a later date.
    
    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.
    
    An agenda will be provided at a later date.
    
    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.
    
    
  • October 13, 2009
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on the Mound Plant--CANCELLED
    
    Note: This meeting will be rescheduled at a later date.
    
    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.
    
    An agenda will be provided at a later date.
    
    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 27-28, 2009
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on the Mound 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
    PDF 15 KB (2 pages)
    
    Transcripts:
    
    May 27, 2009
    PDF 527 KB (314 pages)
    
    May 28, 2009
    PDF 446 KB (265 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.
    
    
  • April 20-21, 2009
    
    Note: This meeting has been has been rescheduled for May 27-28.
    
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on the Mound 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.
    
    An agenda will be provided at a later date.
    
    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.
    
    
  • October 27, 2008
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on the Mound 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
    PDF 8 KB (1 page)
    
    Transcript
    PDF 401 KB (235 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.
    
    
  • July 14, 2008
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on the Mound 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
    PDF 7 KB (1 page)
    
    Transcript
    PDF 345 KB (248 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.
    
    
  • April 1, 2008
    Meeting of the Advisory Board's Work Group on Mound
    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    (859) 586-0166
    
    9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.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 items will be provided at a later date.
    
    Transcript
    PDF 351 KB (251 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 Mound Plant Documents

How to Submit Comments
Comments on Mound 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 (028) on all comments.

• Draft Review of NIOSH Site Profile for the Mound Laboratory Site
  Contract No. 200-2004-03805
  Task Order No. 1
  SCA-TR-TASK1-0012
  July 16, 2006
  PDF 783 KB (192 pages)
  
  

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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for the Mound Plant

• Classes 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.
    
    
  • 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.
    
    
• Petitions Qualified for Evaluation
  
  
  1. Location: Dayton, Ohio
     
     Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers
     
     Period of Employment: February 1, 1949 through the present
     
     
  2. Location: Miamisburg, Ohio
     
     Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers
     
     Period of Employment: February 1, 1949 through the present
     
     
  3. 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: Petitions 1 and 2 listed above were merged into one petition.
  
  
• Federal Register Notice Announcing that the Mound Plant SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
  
  
  1. February 1, 1949 through the present
     (August 28, 2007)
     PDF 73 KB (1 page)
     
     
  2. February 1, 1949 through the present (note: this petition was merged with Petition 1 listed above)
     (October 3, 2007)
     PDF 83 KB (1 page)
     
     
  3. March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980
     (May 18, 2010)
     PDF 98 KB (2 pages)
     
     
• Copy of the Petition Received
  
  
  1. Copy of petition received for Mound Plant (February 1, 1949 through the present)
     (July 20, 2007)
     PDF 971 KB (10 pages)
     
     
  2. Copy of petition received for Mound Plant (February 1, 1949 through the present) (note: this petition was merged with Petition 1 listed above)
     (June 14, 2007)
     PDF 2.3 MB (16 pages)
     
     
  3. Copy of petition received for Mound Plant (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980)
     (May 3, 2010)
     PDF 194 KB (3 pages)
     
     
• SEC Petition Evaluation Report
  
  
  1. Mound Plant SEC Petition Evaluation Report (October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959*)
     (Approved December 20, 2007)
     PDF 395 KB (95 pages)
     
     *Note: Based on its research, NIOSH reduced the petitioner-requested class to define a single class of employees for which NIOSH cannot estimate radiation doses with sufficient accuracy.
     
     
  2. Merged with Petition 1 (see above)
     
     
  3. Mound Plant SEC Petition Evaluation Report (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980)
     (Approved May 17, 2010)
     PDF 145 KB (26 pages)
     
     
• Petition to be Discussed by the Advisory Board
  
  
  1. 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.
     
     
  2. Merged with Petition 1 (see above)
     
     
  3. The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on May 19, 2010, during its regular meeting.
     
     
• Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
  
  
  1. Advisory Board recommendation regarding the Mound Plant SEC Petition (October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959)
     (January 30, 2008)
      PDF 435 KB (2 pages)
     
     
  2. Merged with Petition 1 (see above)
     
     
  3. Advisory Board recommendation regarding the Mound Plant SEC Petition (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980)
     (June 11, 2010)
      PDF 48 KB (2 pages)
     
     
• HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
  
  
  1. HHS letter to Congress regarding the Mound Plant SEC Petition (October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959)
     (March 3, 2008)
      PDF 2.7 MB (140 pages)
     
     
  2. Merged with Petition 1 (see above)
     
     
  3. HHS Letters to Congress regarding the Mound Plant SEC petition (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980)
     (July 14, 2010)
      PDF 107 KB (11 pages)
     
     
• Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
  
  
  1. October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959
     (March 12, 2008)
      PDF 75 KB (1 page)
     
     
  2. Merged with Petition 1 (see above)
     
     
  3. March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980
     (July 30, 2010)
      PDF 66 KB (1 page)
     
     
• HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
  
  
  1. HHS Designation regarding the Mound Plant SEC Petition (October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959)
     (March 3, 2008)
      PDF 43 KB (4 pages)
     
     
  2. Merged with Petition 1 (see above)
     
     
  3. HHS Designation of additional members from Mound Plant to the SEC (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980)
     (July 14, 2010)
      PDF 45 KB (6 pages)
     
     
• Effective Date for the SEC Class
  
  
  1. April 2, 2008 (October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959)
     
     
  2. Merged with Petition 1 (see above)
     
     
  3. August 13, 2010 (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980)
     
     
• Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
  
  
  1. Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees from the Mound Plant for Addition to the SEC (October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959)
     (May 1, 2008)
      PDF 112 KB (2 pages)
     
     
  2. Merged with Petition 1 (see above)
     
     
  3. Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees from the Mound Plant for Addition to the SEC (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980)
     (August 23, 2010)
      PDF 87 KB (2 pages)
     
     
• Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
  
  
  1. Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC for the Mound Plant (October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959)
     (April 4, 2008)
     PDF 20 KB (1 page)
     
     
  2. Merged with Petition 1 (see above)
     
     
  3. Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees from Mound Plant to the SEC
     (August 26, 2010)
     PDF 29 KB (1 page)
     
     

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Previous Versions of Mound Plant Documents

• Site Profile: Introduction section
  
  
  • Approved September 9, 2004
    PDF 35 KB (6 pages)
    
    
• Site Profile: Site Description section
  
  
  • Page Change Revision July 7, 2006
    PDF 821 KB (33 pages)
    
    
  • Approved March 30, 2004
    PDF 816 KB (34 pages)
    
    
• Site Profile: Occupational Medical Dose section
  
  
  • Page Change Revision March 31, 2006
    PDF 172 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
    PDF 154 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
    PDF 128 KB (17 pages)
    
    Revision Includes: Incorporates Office of General Counsel comments.
    
    
  • Approved May 28, 2004
    PDF 131 KB (17 pages)
    
    
• Site Profile: Occupational Environmental Dose section
  
  
  • Approved October 6, 2004
    PDF 3 MB (113 pages)
    
    
• Site Profile: Occupational Internal Dose section
  
  
  • Page Change Revision March 13, 2009
    PDF 826 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
    PDF 619 KB (65 pages)
    
    
• Technical Information Bulletin: Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Mound Site
  PDF 333 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.
  
  Approved: June 22, 2007

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