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NIOSH Program Area:

Radiation Dose Reconstruction

 

Nuclear Metals, Inc.
(Site Profile/Docket Number 211)

Location: West Concord, Massachusetts

Also known as:  Starmet, Inc.
                          Whittaker Corp. Nuclear Metals Division
                          NMI

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 Nuclear Metals, Inc. 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 Nuclear Metals, Inc.:

  • March 14-15, 2012
    SEC Outreach Meeting for Nuclear Metals, Inc.
    Meeting with former workers from Nuclear Metals, Inc.

    March 14, 2012
    this document in PDF PDF 236 KB (27 pages)

    March 15, 2012 (9:30 a.m.)
    this document in PDF PDF 240 KB (27 pages)

    March 15, 2012 (1:30 p.m.)
    this document in PDF PDF 228 KB (27 pages)

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Comments on Nuclear Metals, Inc. Documents

How to Submit Comments
Comments on Nuclear Metals, Inc. 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 (211) on all comments.

Comments Received

At this time, no comments have been submitted on Nuclear Metals, Inc. documents.

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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for Nuclear Metals, Inc.

  • SEC Petitions Not Qualifying for Evaluation
    Two petitions were received but they did not meet the minimum petition requirements.

  • Petitions Qualified for Evaluation

    Location: West Concord, Massachusetts

    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees.

    Period of Employment: January 1, 1958 through December 31, 1983

  • Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Nuclear Metals, Inc., West Concord, MA, SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
    February 8, 2012 (January 1, 1958 through December 31, 1983)
    this document in PDF PDF 82 KB (1 page)

  • Copy of the Petition Received
    Petition cover letter
    this document in PDF PDF 44 KB (4 pages)

    Petition
    this document in PDF PDF 1.7 MB (24 pages)

    Appendix A
    this document in PDF PDF 14 MB (169 pages)

    Appendix B
    this document in PDF PDF 14 MB (169 pages)

    Appendix C
    this document in PDF PDF 24 MB (1 page)

    Appendix D, Part 1
    this document in PDF PDF 728 KB (7 pages)

    Appendix D, Part 2
    this document in PDF PDF 728 KB (1 page)

    Appendix E, Part 1
    this document in PDF PDF 4 MB (78 pages)

    Appendix E, Part 2
    this document in PDF PDF 156 KB (11 pages)

    Appendix F
    this document in PDF PDF 80 KB (2 pages)

    Appendix G
    this document in PDF PDF 1.6 MB (4 pages)

    Appendix H
    this document in PDF PDF 252 KB (2 pages)

    Appendix I, Part 1
    this document in PDF PDF 4.8 MB (25 pages)

    Appendix I, Part 2
    this document in PDF PDF 8 MB (169 pages)

    Appendix I, Part 3
    this document in PDF PDF 4.9 MB (31 pages)

    Petition affidavit
    this document in PDF PDF 1.2 MB (25 pages)

    Article: Depleted Uranium Test Range Fragment Reclamation
    this document in PDF PDF 705 KB (1 page)

    NMI Unmonitored Exposure Matrix Summary
    this document in PDF PDF 32 KB (3 pages)

    Petition Cross References
    this document in PDF PDF 416 KB (11 pages)

  • SEC Petition Evaluation Report
    Not available at this time.

  • Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
    The Advisory Board has not discussed the petition at this time.

  • Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
    Not applicable at this time.

  • HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
    Not applicable at this time.

  • Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
    Not applicable at this time.
    (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)

  • HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
    Not applicable at this time.
    (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)

  • Effective Date for the SEC Class
    Not applicable at this time.
    (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)

  • Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
    Not appliable at this time.
    (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)

  • Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
    Not applicable at this time.
    (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)

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Page last updated: May 9, 2012
Page last reviewed: April 11, 2012
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Division of Compensation Analysis and Support