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 Wah Chang 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 Wah Chang:
At the current time, worker outreach activities have not been scheduled.
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Comments on Wah Chang Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on Wah Chang 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 (217) on all comments.
Comments Received
- No comments on Wah Chang documents have been received at this time.
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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for Wah Chang
- Class Added to the SEC
- All Atomic Weapons Employer employees who worked
in any building at the Wah Chang facility in Albany, Oregon, for the operational
period from January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972, 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 at the Wah Chang facility in Albany, Oregon, for the entire residual contamination period from January 1, 1973, through October 31, 2009
- Petitions Qualified for Evaluation
Location: Albany, Oregon
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees who worked in any buildings
Period of Employment: Operational period from January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972, and the residual radioactivity period from January 1, 1973 through October 31, 2009
- Federal Register Notice Announcing that a
Wah Chang SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications
for Review and Evaluation
September 14, 2010
 PDF 51 KB (1 page)
- Copy of the Petition Received
Copy of the petition received for Wah Chang
(June 9, 2010)
PDF 600 KB (11 pages)
- SEC Petition Evaluation Report
SEC Petition Evaluation Report for Wah Chang (January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)
(December 20, 2010)
PDF 480 KB (48 pages)
- Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on February 23, 2011, during its regular meeting.
- Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
Advisory Board recommendation regarding Wah Chang SEC Petition - January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972 and the residual contamination period from January 1, 1973 through October 31, 2009
(March 28, 2011)
PDF 44 KB (2 pages)
- HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
HHS Letters to Congress regarding the Wah Chang SEC petition (January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)
(April 29, 2011)
PDF 103 KB (10 pages)
HHS Letters to Congress regarding the Wah Chang SEC petition (January 1, 1973 through October 31, 2009)
(June 3, 2011)
PDF 70 KB (9 pages)
- Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees
for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Designation of a class of employees from Wah Chang to the SEC (January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)
(May 17, 2011)
PDF 48 KB (1 page)
- Federal Register Notice: Determination Concerning a Petition to Add a Class of Employees to the SEC
Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Class of Employees from Wah Chang did not Meet the Statutory Criteria for Addition to the SEC (January 1, 1973 through October 31, 2009)
(June 24, 2011)
PDF 50 KB (1 page)
- HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
HHS Designation of additional members from Wah Chang to the SEC (January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)
(April 29, 2011)
PDF 41 KB (5 pages)
- HHS Determination Concerning a Petition to Add Members to the SEC
HHS Determination Concerning a Petition to Add Members to the SEC from Wah Chang (January 1, 1973 through October 31, 2009)
(June 3, 2011)
PDF 27 KB (4 pages)
- Effective Date for the SEC Class
May 29, 2011 (January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)
- Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class
of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees from Wah Chang for Addition to the SEC (January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)
(June 9, 2011)
PDF 69 KB (2 pages)
- Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC from Wah Chang
(June 6, 2011)
PDF 32 KB (1 page)
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