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2023 General Activities on Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE) 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.
2023 Data Search and Capture
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Private Residence
Debary, FL
During this effort, 2 totes of records were reviewed and 310 documents were captured.
| Work Site | Information Retrieved |
|---|---|
| Dow Chemical Corporation (Madison Site) | Data capture events were related to: alpha survey data, air data radioactive sampling logs, gamma ray count rates, radioactive particulate sampling logs, bills of lading for shipments of Thorium 230 and Thorium 232, rail car information, daily Alpha efficiency checks, daily contractor work permits, safety and planning meetings minutes, decommissioning plan, railroad soil samples, labor contract for landfill cell work, hazardous waste pool assignments, rail load tickets and washout receipts, contractor weekly main count, contaminated soil shipments, inspection report, thermoluminescent dosimetry guidelines, groundwater analysis reports, radiological health and safety plans, access control forms, uniform hazardous waste manifests, feasibility study for the Madison site, post-remedial action report, railcars samples, railcars radioactive waste shipment and disposal records, preliminary results of the radiological survey, individual dosimetry records, site decontamination management program, instrument calibration certificates, and air sample calibrations. |
Private Residence
Debary, FL
During this effort, 1 tote was reviewed and 115 documents were captured.
| Work Site | Information Retrieved |
|---|---|
| Dow Chemical Corporation (Madison Site) | Data capture events were related to: alpha survey data, railcar tarp procedures, gamma ray count rates, individual dosimetry records, maps of sampling, alpha efficiency checks, access control forms, health and safety form, hazardous was moves by rail, railcars radioactive waste shipment and disposal records, contractor injury reports, certificates of calibrations, and groundwater analysis. |
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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.