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 Archivesexternal icon
• Federal Records Centersexternal icon
• Internet websites (Online databases):
  • Googleexternal icon
  • Online DOE databases
    • DOE’s Information Bridgeexternal icon
    • DOE’s Energy Citationsexternal icon
    • DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA/NSO)external icon
    • DOE’s OpenNetexternal icon
    • DOE’s Legacy Management Considered Sitesexternal icon
    • DOE’s Office of Health, Safety and Security Facility List Databaseexternal icon
  • Hanford DDRSexternal icon (Website currently offline; it may be restored in the future)
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Databaseexternal icon
  • US Transuranium & Uranium Registries (USTUR)external icon
  • Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (CEDR)external icon
  • US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)external icon
  • Health Physics Journalexternal icon
• 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