Radiation Dose Reconstruction

Norton Co.
(Site Profile/Docket Number 169)

Location: Worcester, Massachusetts

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 Norton Co. 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 Norton Co.:

At the current time, worker outreach activities have not been scheduled.

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Comments on Norton Co. Documents

How to Submit Comments
Comments on Norton Co. 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 (169) on all comments.

Comments Received

• Draft: A Focused Review of the Norton Company SEC Petition Evaluation Report SEC-00173 Concerning the Use of ORAUT-OTIB-0070 for the Reconstruction of Doses from Residual/Post-Operational Contamination
  Contract No. 200-2009-28555
  July 2011
  PDF 739 KB (14 pages)

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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for Norton Co.

• Classes Added to the SEC
  
  
  • All AWE employees who worked at the Norton Company in Worcester, Massachusetts, from January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957, 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.
    
    
  • All atomic weapons employees who worked in any building or area at the facility owned by the Norton Co. (or a subsequent owner) in Worcester, Massachusetts, during the period from January 1, 1958 through October 10, 1962, 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 included in the Special Exposure Cohort
    
    
• Classes Not Added to the SEC
  
  All Atomic Weapons Employees who worked in any building or area at the facility owned by Norton Co. (or a subsequent owner) in Worcester, Massachusetts, from October 11, 1962 through October 31, 2009
  
  
• Petitions Qualified for Evaluation
  
  
  1. Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
     
     Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Atomic Weapons Employer employees
     
     Period of Employment: January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957
     
     
  2. Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
     
     Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees who worked in any building or area
     
     Period of Employment: January 1, 1960 through December 31, 1972
     
     
• Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Norton Co. SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
  
  
  1. June 10, 2009 (January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957)
     PDF 126 KB (2 pages)
     
     
  2. August 23, 2010 (January 1, 1960 through December 31, 1972)
     PDF 52 KB (2 pages)
     
     
• Copy of the Petition Received
  
  
  1. Copy of the Norton Co. SEC petition received (January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957)
     (May 28, 2009)
     PDF 198 KB (4 pages)
     
     
  2. Copy of the Norton Co. SEC petition received (January 1, 1960 through December 31, 1972)
     (May 17, 2010)
     PDF 1.18 MB (31 pages)
     
     
• SEC Petition Evaluation Report
  
  
  1. SEC Petition Evaluation Report for Norton Co. (January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957)
     (July 7, 2009)
     PDF 126 KB (27 pages)
     
     
  2. SEC Petition Evaluation Report for Norton Co. (Residual Radiation Period from January 1, 1958 through October 31, 2009)
     (January 26, 2011)
     PDF 380 KB (44 pages)
     
     Addendum to the SEC Petition Evaluation Report for Norton Co. (January 1, 1958 through October 10, 1962)
     (August 8, 2011)
     PDF 101 KB (11 pages)
     
     
• Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
  
  
  1. The Advisory Board discussed the petition on July 28 and September 8, 2009, during its regular meetings (January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957).
     
     
  2. The Advisory Board discussed the petition on August 24, 2011, during its regular meeting (1962-2009). The original petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on February 24, 2011, during its regular meeting (Residual Radiation Period from January 1, 1958 through October 31, 2009).
     
     
• Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
  
  
  1. Advisory Board recommendation on the Norton Co. SEC petition (January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957)
     (August 28, 2009)
      PDF 31 KB (2 pages)
     
     
  2. Advisory Board recommendation on the Norton Co. SEC petition (January 1, 1958 through October 10, 1962)
     (March 28, 2011)
      PDF 44 KB (2 pages)
     
     Advisory Board recommendation on the Norton Co. SEC petition (October 11, 1962 through October 31, 2009)
     (September 14, 2011)
      PDF 46 KB (2 pages)
     
     
• HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
  
  
  1. HHS Letters to Congress regarding the Norton Co. SEC petition (January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957)
     (September 29, 2009)
      PDF 40 KB (5 pages)
     
     
  2. HHS Letters to Congress regarding the Norton Co. SEC petition (January 1, 1958 through October 10, 1962)
     (April 29, 2011)
      PDF 107 KB (10 pages)
     
     HHS Letters to Congress regarding the Norton Co. SEC petition (October 11, 1962 through October 31, 2009)
     (October 26, 2011)
      PDF 74 KB (9 pages)
     
     
• Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
  
  
  1. Designation of a class of employees from Norton Co. to the SEC (January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957)
     (October 30, 2009)
      PDF 70 KB (2 pages)
     
     
  2. Designation of a class of employees from Norton Co. to the SEC (January 1, 1958 through October 10, 1962)
     (May 17, 2011)
      PDF 48 KB (1 page)
     
     
• HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
  
  
  1. HHS Designation of Additional Members from Norton Co. to the SEC (January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957)
     (September 29, 2009)
      PDF 35 KB (4 pages)
     
     
  2. HHS Designation of Additional Members from Norton Co. to the SEC (January 1, 1958 through October 10, 1962)
     (April 29, 2011)
      PDF 43 KB (5 pages)
     
     
• HHS Determination Concerning a Petition for Employees from Norton Company
  
  HHS Determination Concerning a Petition from Norton Co. to the SEC (October 11, 1962 through October 31, 2009)
  (October 26, 2011)
   PDF 33 KB (4 pages)
  
  
• Effective Date for the SEC Class
  
  
  1. October 29, 2009 (January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957)
     
     
  2. May 29, 2011 (January 1, 1958 through October 10, 1962)
     
     
• 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 Norton Co. for Addition to the SEC (January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957)
     (November 5, 2009)
      PDF 83 KB (2 pages)
     
     
  2. Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees from Norton Co. for Addition to the SEC (January 1, 1958 through October 10, 1962)
     (June 9, 2011)
      PDF 57 KB (1 page)
     
     
• 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 from Norton Co. to the SEC (January 1, 1945 through December 31, 1957)
     (October 29, 2009)
      PDF 62 KB (1 page)
     
     
  2. Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC from Norton Co. to the SEC (January 1, 1958 through October 10, 1962)
     (June 6, 2011)
      PDF 32 KB (1 page)
     

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