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2022 General Activities on Department of Energy (DOE) Cases
DCAS will reconstruct radiation doses by evaluating all appropriate data relevant to which an individual worker or group of workers have been exposed, particularly when radiation monitoring data are unavailable, incomplete, or of poor quality. The data used for the dose reconstructions will be obtained through requests sent to DOE and data search and capture efforts.
DCAS along with Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), the contractor hired to support NIOSH’s responsibilities under The Act, have been involved in data search and capture efforts. These efforts are being conducted at various DOE sites and federal and private records storage locations throughout the United States to retrieve radiation monitoring data needed to conduct dose reconstructions.
2022 Data Search and Capture
- No data capture events
- No data capture events
- No data capture events
- No data capture events
Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Oak Ridge, TN
During this effort, 11 documents were reviewed.
| Work Site | Information Retrieved |
|---|---|
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory | No relevant data was located while reviewing hard copy environmental monitoring reports. However, the facility has a sizable public repository for Oak Ridge related documents. |
DOE Legacy Management — Morgantown
Morgantown, WV
During this effort, 50 Boxes (Including 3 Boxes of Microfilm) were reviewed and 192 documents were captured.
| Work Site | Information Retrieved |
|---|---|
| Pinellas Plant | Closeout survey data, vapor blast data, scrap material surveys, are log books, inventory removal surveys, contamination surveys, stress test facility design, personnel neutron exposure, construction trades bioassay and tool release, specialist/visitor radiological training, tritium recovery system shutdown, annual dose reports, truck survey records, calibration forms, alpha counter logbooks, portable equipment logbook, monthly stack columns data, incidents and bioassay data, release of radioactive material, safety assessments, management appraisal, environmental safety and health plans, various procedures, tritium release, scrap metals surveys, radioactive material shipment requests and surveys, contaminated waste disposal procedures, health physics files, individual bioassay results, and radiological data |
East Tennessee Technology Park Records Center
Oak Ridge, TN
During this effort, 34 boxes were reviewed and 145 documents were captured.
| Work Site | Information Retrieved |
|---|---|
| Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant (K-25) | Incinerator radiation waste characterization, incinerator presentation, waste shipments, ambient air monitoring reports, risk assessment plan, safety work permits, gas sample results, stack results, emissions data, annual air emissions, characterization data for incinerator waste, stack release history, sampling analysis plan, thermal relief vent events, radiological risk assessment, and uranium air background. |
Kansas City National Security Campus
Kansas City, MO
During this effort, 16 documents were captured.
| Work Site | Information Retrieved |
|---|---|
| Kansas City Plant | Completed capture of personnel external and internal data. |
Savannah River Site
Aiken, SC
| Work Site | Information Retrieved |
|---|---|
| Savannah River Site | Data reconnaissance primarily aimed at further understanding the data sets maintained by the Radiation Protection Dosimetry group. Notes taken while on site were left behind for classification review. |
- No data capture events
- No data capture events
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA
During this effort, numerous documents were reviewed.
| Work Site | Information Retrieved |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | Secured meeting with site Radio-Chemist and obtained assay some information about various tracers. Information is going through classification review. |
Department of Energy (DOE) Legacy Management – Morgantown
Morgantown, WV
During this effort, 5 documents were captured.
| Work Site | Information Retrieved |
|---|---|
| Grand Junction Facility | Completion of the scanning of the dosimetry files for employees. |
East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) Record Center
Oak Ridge, TN
During this effort, 1 box was reviewed and 11 documents were captured.
| Work Site | Information Retrieved |
|---|---|
| Reduction Pilot Plant | Research related to nickel worker health standards committee reference files. |
Department of Energy (DOE) Legacy Management – Morgantown
Morgantown, WV
During this effort, 85 boxes were reviewed and 130 documents were captured.
| Work Site | Information Retrieved |
|---|---|
| Pinellas Plant | Research related to environmental samples with chain of custody, closure assessment report, weekly/monthly bioassay reports, shipment radiation and contamination survey, air emissions report, safety work permits, external radiation surveys, radiological program consensus document, air flow studies, industrial hygiene reports environmental compliance, heavy metals in water and waste. |
| Grand Junction Facility | Documents related to dosimetry files for employees. |
- No data capture events
Idaho National Laboratory
Idaho Falls, ID
During this effort, 35 boxes were reviewed and 269 documents, and 21 documents from EDMS, were captured.
| Work Site | Information Retrieved |
|---|---|
| Idaho National Laboratory | Health and safety requirements, waste shipments, release of iodines, control procedures, contamination in cafeteria, radiation safety monthly reports, Idaho Chemical Processing Plant (ICPP) progress reports, reactor safety survey report, safety board meeting, technical progress requests, onsite transportation index, safety evaluation for decontamination and decommissioning, annual report of radiation exposures for ERDA and ERDA employees, burial grounds operations, training documents, annual dose report, air sampling program review, service waste composition, incidents involving personnel exposure or contamination, core configuration calculations, high air activity alarm, conceptional design reports, and trip reports. |
| Argonne National Laboratory – West |
Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Energy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and DOE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Fiscal Year 2019. The MOU describes how the Agencies will work together to carry out their responsibilities under The Act and Executive Order 13179. Part of the agreement covers how HHS and DOE will coordinate data search and capture activities.