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Cybersecurity Modernization Initiative
We are taking steps to continue to modernize and secure our data, applications, and systems. We completed the first phase and restored many of the functions put on pause in May 2021. Now that the first phase is complete, work will resume at a slower pace but will speed up as new systems and applications are brought online. For more information and updates, please visit our Cybersecurity Modernization Initiative web page.
Data Sources
The data reconnaissance and data collection process starts with the identification of data sources. Below are examples of data sources that may be used under the NIOSH Dose Reconstruction Program:
- DOE or AWE facilities
- Phone calls with claimants (see Work History Phone Calls)
- Phone calls with current and former workers are sometimes necessary to understand work practices and radiation monitoring
- National Archives
- Federal Records Centers
- Internet websites (Online databases):
- Online DOE databases
- Hanford DDRS (Website currently offline; it may be restored in the future)
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Database
- US Transuranium & Uranium Registries (USTUR)
- Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (CEDR)
- US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
- Health Physics Journal
- Universities and College Libraries
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Document Room
- Local libraries
- Site Research Database (SRDB)
- Locating specific finding aids.
- Claimant files
- Technical Documents
- Other sources of relevant data
Page last reviewed: June 30, 2022
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health