Hanford Site
The Hanford Site was established in 1943 as part of the Manhattan Project. At this time large industrial facilities were built to produce plutonium, which served an important role in the nation’s defense. The site’s mission expanded during the Cold War era to include research and development activities associated with the peaceful uses of atomic energy. Today the remains of the facilities and legacy wastes document an important part of the nuclear age story.

Fact sheets
Nuclear workers from the Hanford Site have been included in many NIOSH studies. Below are fact sheets that summarize some of the study findings for workers.
Multi-site leukemia worker notification (March 2008) presented at worker briefing September 2008.
Hanford Site mortality update: Age at exposure to ionizing radiation (June 2005)pdf icon
Publications from NIOSH studies done at Hanford
Assessment of plutonium exposures for an epidemiological study of US nuclear workers. (2005)
Evaluation of data for DOE site remediation workers.(2001) (Final Report)pdf icon
Leukemia mortality among radiation-exposed workers. (2001)
United Brotherhood of Carpenters Health and Safety Fund: Health effects of heat on a group of middle-aged construction workers are examined. (2001) Final report, 76 pg. PDF copies: Final report (26 KB)pdf icon, Appendix I, Instruction Manual for Testing (2575 KB)pdf icon, Appendix II, Baseline Medical Questionnairepdf icon (82 KB), Appendix II, Pre-Shift Questionnairepdf icon (33 KB), Appendix II, Mid-Shift Questionnairepdf icon (67 KB), Appendix II, Post-Shift Questionnairepdf icon (69 KB), Appendix IV, Outline of Data Analysispdf icon (72 KB), Appendix V, Add-On Study of mRNApdf icon (148 KB)
A case control study of multiple myeloma at four nuclear facilities (2000) PDF version of report: pages 1-50pdf icon (6566KB); pages 51-100pdf icon (3416KB); pages 101-150pdf icon (5744KB); pages 151-202pdf icon (4283KB).
Study of mortality among female nuclear weapons workers. (2000)
Publications from grant-funded studies done at Hanford
Gestational mutations and carcinogenesis. (2005)
Surveillance methods for solvent-related hepatotoxicity. (2001) Final Report Tables (146 KB)
Wing S, Richardson D, Wolf S, Mihlan G, Crawford-Brown D, Wood J (2000). A case control study of multiple myeloma at four nuclear facilities. Ann Epidemiol 10: 144-153.
Gilbert ES, Omohundro E, Buchanan JA, Holter NA (1993). Mortality of workers at the Hanford Site: 1945-1986. (1993) Health Phy 64(6):577-590.
Omohundro E, Gilbert E (1993). An evaluation of the adequacy of vital status follow-up in the Hanford Worker Mortality Study. Richland, WA: Hanford Environmental Health Foundation; (DOE Contract DE-AC06-76RLO 1830, report prepared for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/Health-Related Energy Research Branch, Cincinnati, OH). Available from NTIS, Springfield, VA; DE94005179, 40 pg.
Gilbert ES, Cragle DL, Wiggs LD (1993). Update analyses of combined mortality data on workers at the Hanford Site, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant. Radiation Res 136:408-421.
Related websites
DOE Hanford websiteexternal icon
Medical screening programs available to workers
Building Trades National Medical Screening Programexternal icon
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