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(Site Profile/Docket Number 024)
Location: Fernald, Ohio
Also known as: Fernald, Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP), FERMCO
Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information
The Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) is a unique category of employees established by The Act (42 CFR Part 83). Claims compensated under the SEC do not have to go through the dose reconstruction process. To qualify for compensation under the SEC, a covered employee must meet specific requirements (e.g., must have at least one of 22 “specified cancers,” and have worked for a specified time period at one of the SEC sites). Classes of employees and work sites can be considered for addition to the SEC through a NIOSH petition process. More information about the Special Exposure Cohort can be found on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Open/Active SEC Petitions
To date, there are no open/active SEC petitions from the Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC).
Class(es) Added to the SEC
All employees of DOE, DOE contractors, or subcontractors who worked at all locations at the Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC) in Fernald, Ohio, also known as the Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP), from January 1, 1968, through December 31, 1978, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more classes of employees included in the Special Exposure Cohort.
**Note:** This class was established from Petition 46.
All employees of the Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC) in Fernald, Ohio, who were not employed by National Lead of Ohio, NLO, or the Department of Energy or its predecessor agencies, who worked at FMPC from January 1, 1951, through December 31, 1983, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment, or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees included in the Special Exposure Cohort.
**Note:** This class was established from Petition 46.
All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked at the Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC) in Fernald, Ohio, from January 1, 1954, through December 31, 1967, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment, or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees included in the Special Exposure Cohort.
**Note:** This class was established from Petition 46.Classes Not Added to the SEC
(1) All employees of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked in any area of the Feed Materials Production Center at Fernald Ohio, from January 1, 1984, through December 31, 1989; and (2) all employees of the DOE, its predecessor agencies, National Lead of Ohio, or NLO, Inc., in any area of the Feed Materials Production Center from January 1, 1979, through December 31, 1983.
**Note:** This class was established from Petition 46.Petitions Qualified for Evaluation
Below is a list of the petitions that qualified for evaluation. Select a petition on the list to view the table for that particular petition.
Petition 46 (Jan 1, 1951 to Dec 31, 1989)
	Petition 46
Steps in Petition Process:
Petition Details:Date Received
December 12, 2005Date Qualified for Evaluation
April 6, 2006Summary of Information in Petition
**Job Titles and/or Job Duties:** All employees of DOE, DOE contractors and subcontractors
**Period of Employment:** January 1, 1951 through December 31, 1989
**Note:** The information above is what qualified for evaluation. During our evaluation of whether dose reconstructions can adequately be completed for the above job titles and period of employment, information may cause NIOSH to change some the dates or job titles/duties. Therefore, as this petition proceeds through the SEC petition process and if an SEC class is proposed, the proposed class may not exactly match the above information.Copy of the Petition Received
December 12, 2006
(January 1, 1951 through December 31, 1989)
Pages 1-98 [3.6 MB (98 pages)]
Pages 99-190 [3.0 MB (92 pages)]
Pages 191-280 [2.8 MB (90 pages)]
Pages 281-380 [2.7 MB (100 pages)]
Pages 381-492 [3.5 MB (112 pages)]
Supplemental Petition items:
Letter and enclosures [1.6 MB (53 pages)]
Letter [795 KB (30 pages)]Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Feed Materials Production Center SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
April 19, 2006 [42 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1951 through December 31, 1989)SEC Petition Evaluation Report
November 3, 2006 [2.2 MB (74 page)]
(January 1, 1951 through December 31, 1989)Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board
November 3, 2006
(January 1, 1951 through December 31, 1989)Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
The Advisory Board discussed the petition on February 8, 2007; January 10, 2008; February 24, 2011; May 24, 2011; August 24, 2011; February 29, 2012; August 23, 2017; and August 22, 2018 during its regular meetings.
**Note:** Agendas and transcripts for Board meetings will be posted on the Advisory Board and Public Meetings page as soon as they become available.Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
May 29, 2012 [34 KB (2 pages)]
(January 1, 1968 through December 31, 1978)
August 28, 2013 [33 KB (2 pages)]
(January 1, 1951, through December 31, 1983)
August 28, 2013 [34 KB (2 pages)]
(January 1, 1954, through December 31, 1967)
October 25, 2017 [52 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1984, through December 31, 1989 and January 1, 1979 through December 31, 1983)HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
June 27, 2012 [65 KB (10 pages)]
(January 1, 1968, through December 31, 1978)
September 30, 2013 [168 KB (9 pages)](January 1, 1951, through December 31, 1983)
September 30, 2013 [215 KB (10 pages)]
(January 1, 1954, through December 31, 1967)
June 21, 2018 [561 KB (12 pages)]
(January 1, 1984, through December 31, 1989 and January 1, 1979 through December 31, 1983)HHS Designation/Determination of Additional Members to the SEC
**Designation:**
June 27, 2012 [33 KB (5 pages)]
(January 1, 1968, through December 31, 1978)
September 30, 2013 [38 KB (4 pages)](January 1, 1951, through December 31, 1983)
September 30, 2013 [40 KB (5 pages)]
(January 1, 1954, through December 31, 1967)
**Determination:**
June 21, 2018 [87 KB (4 pages)]
(January 1, 1984, through December 31, 1989 and January 1, 1979 through December 31, 1983)
**Note:** A “designation” means that HHS is recommending a class be added to the SEC. A “determination” means that HHS is recommending a class **not** be added to the SEC.Federal Register Notice: Designation/Determination of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
**Designation:**
July 6, 2012 [50 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1968, through December 31, 1978)
July 19, 2012 – CORRECTION [51 KB (1 page)](January 1, 1968, through December 31, 1978)
**Note:** The original designation posted in the Federal Register Notice on July 6, 2012, was incorrect. HHS published a notice of correction on July 19, 2012. The effective date for the SEC class remains unchanged.
October 29, 2013 [104 KB (2 pages)]
(January 1, 1951, through December 31, 1983)
October 29, 2013 [50 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1954, through December 31, 1967)
**Determination:**
July 17, 2018 [62 KB (2 pages)]
(January 1, 1984, through December 31, 1989 and January 1, 1979 through December 31, 1983)
**Note:** A “designation” will be published if there is a recommendation to add a class to the SEC. A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation **not** to add a class to the SEC.Effective Date for the SEC Class
July 27, 2012
(January 1, 1968, through December 31, 1978)
October 30, 2013(January 1, 1951, through December 31, 1983)
October 30, 2013
(January 1, 1954, through December 31, 1967)
**Note:** This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
August 3, 2012 [49 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1968, through December 31, 1978)
November 27, 2013 [61 KB (2 pages)]
(January 1, 1951, through December 31, 1983)
November 27, 2013 [56 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1954, through December 31, 1967)
**Note:** This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
July 31, 2012 [62 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1968, through December 31, 1978)
November 4, 2013 [64 KB (1 page)](January 1, 1951, through December 31, 1983)
November 4, 2013 [64 KB (1 page)]
(January 1, 1954, through December 31, 1967)
**Note:** This only applies if the class is added to the SEC.
SEC Petitions Not Qualifying for Evaluation
There were two additional petitions received but did not qualify for evaluation. The petitions did not meet the minimum petition requirements for evaluation.
Worker Outreach Activities
Based on a recommendation from the Advisory Board to provide workers and site experts with opportunities to participate in developing the technical documents used in dose reconstruction, NIOSH established a Worker Outreach Program.
At Worker Outreach Meetings, current and former DOE and AWE employees have opportunities to obtain information about Site Profiles, Technical Basis Documents, and Technical Information Bulletins, and to provide information for consideration and possible use in dose reconstruction. This process is valuable to ensure that the technical documents used in dose reconstruction contain correct and useful information.
Worker Outreach Activities for the Feed Materials Production Center:
**June 28, 2004**
        Meeting with Fernald Atomic Trades and Labor CounselFinal Minutes [56 KB (10 pages)]
**November 16, 2004**
        Meeting with Greater Cincinnati Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIOFinal Minutes [44 KB (8 pages)]Advisory Board Work Group on Feed Materials Production Center (Fernald)
This Work Group is responsible for reviewing the Fernald Site Profile, the SEC petition from Fernald petitioners, the NIOSH Evaluation Report of the petition, the SC&A Review of the Fernald Site Profile, considering issues raised by the Board’s contractor (SC&A) concerning the Site Profile and the petition Evaluation Report, and for assisting NIOSH and SC&A in the resolution of such issues. The Work Group may recommend to the Board, changes in the Site Profile as appropriate. The Work Group should strive to develop a recommendation to the Board on whether a class should be added to the SEC.
**Work Group Members:**
Bradley P. Clawson (Chair)
Paul L. Ziemer, Ph.D.
TBD
Meeting Information:
August 10, 2018Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
Time/Location:
11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
            Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
            Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [24 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [362 KB (55 pages)]Discussion/Background Papers:
NIOSH/ORAU: Fernald Recycled Uranium Constituents [74 KB (3 pages)]
                July 31, 2018
NIOSH/ORAU: Fernald DWE Missed Intake (Plants 2/3) [101 KB (4 pages)]
                July 30, 2018
SC&A Memo: Analysis of Recycled Uranium Constituents at Fernald (1961–1972) [230 KB (6 pages)]
                June 13, 2018
March 15, 2018 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
Time/Location:
1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
                Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
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Agenda [31 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [234 KB (80 pages)]Discussion/Background Papers:
NIOSH/DCAS: ORAUT Responses to Fernald SC&A Clarifying Questions [54 KB (6 pages)]
                March 13, 2018
SC&A Draft: SC&A Clarifying Questions for Fernald Issues Matrix – Draft Working Document, Rev. 0 [391 KB (10 pages)]
                February 22, 2018
SC&A: Issues Resolution Matrix for Fernald Site Profile and SEC Petition [381 KB (8 pages)]
                August 9, 2017 and October 24, 2017
SC&A Draft White Paper: SC&A Review of Issues Related to Reconstruction of Doses for Workers Exposed to Recycled Uranium at Fernald – A Second White Paper [495 KB (89 pages)]
                February 4, 2011
July 28, 2017 Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on FernaldTime/Location:
10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
                Meeting Type: Teleconference; No Public Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
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Agenda [84 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [547 KB (204 pages)]Discussion Papers:
SC&A Draft: A Draft Review of ORAUT-TKBS-0017-5, Revision 03, Feed Materials Production Center – Occupational Internal Dose [241 KB (29 pages)]
                July 6, 2017
Fernald Environmental Management Project Technical Basis Document: Occupational Internal Dose, Rev. 03 [2.5 MB (188 pages)]
                March 30, 2017
SC&A Draft: Fernald Plant Site Profile Issues Matrix – Draft Preliminary SC&A Assessment, Rev. 4 [637 KB (51 pages)]
                May 18, 2016
SC&A Memo: Review of ORAUT-TKBS-0017-4, Rev. 3 [198 KB (7 pages)]
                May 18, 2016
December 4, 2014 Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
        Time/Location:
9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
                2395 Progress Dr.
                Hebron, KY 41048
                859-586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
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Agenda [18 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [761 KB (256 pages)]Discussion Papers:
SC&A Memo: Response to NIOSH’s White Paper Dated November 26, 2014 (Regarding Radon Emissions from the K-65 Silos) [413 KB (15 pages)]
                December 2, 2014
NIOSH/DCAS White Paper: Radon Emissions from Feed Materials Production Center K-65 Silos [134 KB (9 pages)]
                November 28, 2014
NIOSH/DCAS White Paper: Supplement to Radon Emissions from Feed Materials Production Center K-65 Silos [110 KB (3 pages)]
                November 28, 2014
SC&A Draft: Fernald Plant Site Profile Issues Matrix – Draft Preliminary SC&A Assessment [884 KB (41 pages)]
                Contract 211-2014-58081
                SCA-SP-IM2013-0045, Revision 3
                November 26, 2014Presentations:
SC&A Presentation: Review of Proposed NIOSH Methods for Reconstructing Thorium Doses at Fernald (1979–2006) [595 KB (35 pages)]
                December 4, 2014
**September 3, 2014**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
        Time/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
                2395 Progress Dr.
                Hebron, KY 41048
                859-586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
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Agenda [32 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [996 KB (338 pages)]Discussion Papers:
SC&A Working Draft: Fernald Plant Site Profile Issues Matrix – Draft Preliminary SC&A Assessment, Rev. 2 [486 KB (40 pages)]
                September 1, 2014
NIOSH White Paper: Thorium In Vivo Coworker Study for Feed Materials Production Center (1979-89) – A proposed attachment for ORAUT-TKBS-0017-5, Rev 2 [354 KB (17 pages)]
                August 27, 2014
NIOSH White Paper: Feed Materials Production Center Subcontractor Bioassay Results (1983-87) and Search Results for Scopes of Work (1984-85), Rev. 0 [106 KB (9 pages)]
                August 21, 2014
NIOSH White Paper: Fernald Dose Reconstruction Methodology for the Post Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Period, 1979-2006, Rev. 2 [1.6 MB (146 pages)]
                June 23, 2014
**April 15, 2014**
        Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
        Time/Location:
10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
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Agenda [31 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [200 KB (84 pages)]Discussion Papers:
SC&A Draft: Fernald Plant Site Profile Issues Matrix – Draft Preliminary SC&A Assessment, Rev. 1 [485 KB (31 pages)]
                Contract 200-2009-28555
                SCA-SP-IM2013-0045, Rev. 1
                April 13, 2014
NIOSH Response to “SC&A Working Draft: Fernald Plant Site Profile Issues Matrix – Draft Preliminary SC&A Assessment” [293 KB (22 pages)]
                April 4, 2014
**July 1, 2013**
        Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
        Time/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [151 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [346 KB (152 pages)]
**June 17, 2013**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
        Time/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting type: Open to Public; No Public Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
            2395 Progress Dr.
            Hebron, KY 41048
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
            Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [27 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [2 MB (227 pages)]Discussion Papers:
NIOSH/DCAS: Bioassay Co-worker Approach (Construction Workers) Response to 2013 Fernald Matrix Item 5 [419 KB (5 pages)]
                May 15, 2013
NIOSH/DCAS: Subcontractor Bioassay Evaluation by Dose Reconstruction Best Estimate Methodology [296 KB (7 pages)]
                May 13, 2013
NIOSH/DCAS: Fernald 1969 Subcontractor Bioassay Evaluation Using Dose Reconstruction Best Estimate Methodology [323 KB (9 pages)]
                April 23, 2013
NIOSH/DCAS: Response to items 8 ,9, and 11 in March 8, 2013 document titled “NIOSH/ORAU Team actions from March 7, 2013 Fernald WG meeting” [125 KB (2 pages)]
                March 25, 2013
**March 7, 2013- TO A TELECONFERENCE MEETING**
        Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
        Time/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
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Agenda [35 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [816 KB (180 pages)]
**April 19, 2012**
        Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
        Time/Location:
11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
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Agenda [36 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [326 KB (119 pages)]Discussion Papers:
DCAS Position on “Technical Shortfall” of Thorium In Vivo Monitoring as a Basis for Finding of Insufficient Accuracy [102 KB (2 pages)]
                April 2012
Draft Presentation: Bounding Thorium-232 Intakes Using MIVRML Data [329 KB (8 pages)]
                April 2012
SC&A Memo: SC&A Comments on Slide 7 of NIOSH Presentation [84 KB (4 pages)]
                April 17, 2012
SC&A Draft: Summary of SC&A Concerns Regarding the Latest Documents Posted by NIOSH to Complement Their White Papers on In-vivo Thorium Bioassay [130 KB (22 pages)]
                Contract Number 200-2009-28555
                April 6, 2012
**February 9, 2012**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
        Time/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
            2395 Progress Dr.
            Hebron, KY 41048
            Phone: 859-586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda [19 KB (2 pages)]
Transcript [1.2 MB (366 pages)]Discussion Papers:
SC&A Draft White Paper: Evaluation of the Impact of Recycled Thorium on Potential Worker Exposures at Fernald – An Interim Report [140 KB (20 pages)]
                Contract Number 200-2009-28555, Rev.-00
                February 8, 2012
SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Response to NIOSH’s Subgroup 10A Impact Analysis Dated November 1, 2011 [78 KB (13 pages)]
                Contract No. 200-2009-28555, Rev.-00
                February 6, 2012
SC&A Memo: SC&A Final Position on the Th-232 In-vivo Data Quality and Adequacy for FEMP Workers [68 KB (12 pages)]
                January 30, 2012
SC&A Draft White Paper: SC&A Review of “NIOSH Evaluation of Fernald Subcontractor Bioassay Data, Revision 1” [361 KB (28 pages)]
                Contract No.: 200-2009-28555
                January 23, 2012
SC&A Draft White Paper: SC&A Position on In-Vivo Thorium Monitoring Completeness [218 KB (19 pages)]
                Contract No.: 200-2009-28555
                January 20, 2012
**November 28, 2011–CANCELED**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
        Time/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
            2395 Progress Dr.
            Hebron, KY 41048
            (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
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**August 11, 2011**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
        Time/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
            2395 Progress Dr.
            Hebron, KY 41048
            (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
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Agenda [22 KB (1 page)]
Transcript [819 KB (300 pages)]
**April 19, 2011**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
        Time/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
            2395 Progress Dr.
            Hebron, KY 41048
            (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
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Transcript [769 KB (364 pages)]
**February 8, 2011**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
        Time/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
            2395 Progress Dr.
            Hebron, KY 41048
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
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**November 9, 2010**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
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9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
            2395 Progress Dr.
            Hebron, KY 41048
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Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
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**January 29, 2010**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
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                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
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            2395 Progress Dr.
            Hebron, KY 41048
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**April 22, 2009**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
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                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
            2395 Progress Dr.
            Hebron, KY 41048
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Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
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**October 28, 2008**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
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                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
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            Hebron, KY 41048
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Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
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**September 15, 2008**
        Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
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**September 3, 2008**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
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Fernald Work Group Meeting
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**March 26, 2008**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
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                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
            2395 Progress Dr.
            Hebron, KY 41048
            Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
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**November 13, 2007**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
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                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
            2395 Progress Dr.
            Hebron, KY 41048
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**October 24, 2007**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
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9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
            2395 Progress Dr.
            Hebron, KY 41048
            Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
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Transcript [1.2 MB (333 pages)]
**August 8, 2007**
        Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Fernald
        Time/Location:
8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
                Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period
Cincinnati Airport Marriott
            2395 Progress Dr.
            Hebron, KY 41048
            Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
                Participant Code: 9933701
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Available Meeting Items:
Agenda: This meeting has been scheduled to discuss the Feed Materials Production Center (Fernald)
Transcript [708 KB (389 pages)]Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board’s Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These pre-decisional documents, such as white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. Although discussion during a public meeting may cover pre-decisional documents, these documents often are not further revised or finalized, and thus do not reflect the final determination or evaluation of the Advisory Board and its Work Groups. Additionally, some pre-decisional documents not otherwise posted on the website may contain sensitive information, which would require an interested party to obtain such documents by filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the CDC/ATSDR FOIA office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.
Technical Documents
If the energy employee’s personal radiation information is incomplete, NIOSH will use other sources to estimate the radiation dose. This may involve using technical documents called Site Profiles, Technical Basis Documents, and Technical Information Bulletins.
Site Profile
Introduction [280 KB (12 pages)]
            Revised August 5, 2016
**Revision Includes:** Changes title to Feed Materials Production Center, to add Special Exposure Cohort information, and to incorporate minor changes and corrections to ensure consistency across this Site Profile. Includes editorial changes. No changes occurred as a result of formal internal review. Incorporates formal NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
Site Description [290 KB (44 pages)]
            Revised March 31, 2014
**Revision Includes:** Updates site information and Special Exposure Cohort information. Changes title to use Feed Materials Production Center rather than Fernald Environmental Management Project. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
Occupational Medical Dose [244 KB (22 pages)]
        Revised January 2, 2014
Occupational Environmental Dose [6 MB (64 pages)]
            Revised September 22, 2016
**Revision Includes:** Revision initiated to correct a unit conversion error in the calculational excel spreadsheet. The value 27.027 was incorrectly assigned to a spreadsheet variable named “BqPERpCi” that was used in several calculations. It was replaced by the correct value of 0.037. The variable was used only in the calculation of intake rates and air concentration after 1988. Corrections are made to the effected values in Tables 4-2, 4-17 and 4-18. The correction has the effect of reducing the intake rate during 1989 and subsequent years by a factor of 0.00137 for all radionuclides, except radon. The correction also reduces the uranium, Th-230 and radon air concentrations presented in Table 4-17 and 4-18 by a factor of 0.00137. Additionally, the specific activity values defined in ORAUT-TKBS-0017-5 for 1% and 2% enriched uranium were used in the revised calculation spreadsheet. The recycled uranium radionuclides and contaminant concentrations specified were applied. The result is a modified Table 4-2. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
Occupational Internal Dose [2.5 MB (188 pages)]
            Revised March 30, 2017
**Revision Includes:** Changes on how HIS-20 uranium bioassay data is to be interpreted. Corrects the specific activity of 1% enrichment uranium for uranium coworker intakes. Revises the uranium coworker methodology and subsequent intakes in Attachment C to incorporate these two changes. Revises sections 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 5.5.1.1, 5.5.2.1.1, 5.5.2.1.2, 5.5.2.2, and Attachment C. Provides clarification on some dose reconstruction methods. Incorporates resolution to Advisory Board on Radiation Worker Health comments on ORAUT-OTIB-0078. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
Occupational External Dose [669 KB (54 pages)]
            Revised March 25, 2014
**Revision Includes:** Adds Purpose, Scope, and Special Exposure Cohort sections. Includes additional neutron information. Updates and adds references including but not limited to ORAUT-OTIB-0017, ORAUT-OTIB-0012, ORAUT-OTIB-0020, ORAUT-OTIB-0055, and DCAS-TIB-0013. Incorporates changes in response to formal internal and NIOSH review comments and Sanford Cohen & Associates matrix issues. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
Technical Information Bulletins (TIBs)
**Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Feed Materials Production Center-CANCELED***Formerly titled “Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Fernald Environmental Management Project”*
**Document Number:** ORAUT-OTIB-0078 Rev-03
**Note:** There is no longer a need to keep this information in a stand-alone document. The information contained in this document has been incorporated into ORAUT-TKBS-0017-5 Rev 01, Feed Materials Production Center – Occupational Internal Dose. This document is located in the Document Archive section of this page.Advisory Board and NIOSH Discussions on Feed Materials Production Center (Fernald)
The documents listed under this section were prepared by the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (or their technical support contractor) or NIOSH. Some of the items listed below are working documents and were developed for discussion purposes only. The documents represent preliminary positions taken on technical issues. Draft, preliminary, interim, and white paper documents are not final positions unless specifically marked as such.
The documents below have been reviewed to identify and redact any information that is protected by the Privacy Act 5 USC §552a and has been cleared for distribution.
SC&A: Update on SEC-00250 Evaluation Report for the Y-12 Plant [264 KB (14 pages)]
            Presentation at the December 8-9, 2020, Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
SC&A Memo: Review of Multiple Imputation Methods Applied to Censored Bioassay Datasets [135 KB (7 pages)]
            June 3, 2020
SC&A: Fernald SEC Petition and Site Profile Review Status Update [124 KB (30 pages)]
        Presentation at the August 22-23, 2018, Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
NIOSH/ORAU: Fernald Recycled Uranium Constituents [74 KB (3 pages)]
        July 31, 2018
NIOSH/ORAU: Fernald DWE Missed Intake (Plants 2/3) [101 KB (4 pages)]
        July 30, 2018
SC&A Memo: Analysis of Recycled Uranium Constituents at Fernald (1961–1972) [230 KB (6 pages)]
        June 13, 2018
NIOSH/DCAS: ORAUT Responses to Fernald SC&A Clarifying Questions [54 KB (6 pages)]
        March 13, 2018
SC&A Draft: SC&A Clarifying Questions for Fernald Issues Matrix – Draft Working Document, Rev. 0 [391 KB (10 pages)]
        Contract No. 211-2014-58081
        February 22, 2018
NIOSH/ORAU: Issues Resolution Matrix for Fernald Site Profile and SEC Petition [457 KB (8 pages)]
        October 24, 2017
SC&A: Issues Resolution Matrix for Fernald Site Profile and SEC Petition [381 KB (8 pages)]
        August 9, 2017
SC&A Draft: Fernald Plant Site Profile Issues Matrix – Draft Preliminary SC&A Assessment, Rev. 5 [483 KB (71 pages)]
        Contract No. 211-2014-58081
        SCA-SP-IM2013-0045, Revision 5
        August 9, 2017
SC&A Presentation: Fernald SEC Petition and Site Profile Review Status Update [119 KB (30 pages)]
        Presentation at the August 23-24, 2017, Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
NIOSH/DCAS: Response to “A Draft Review of ORAUT-TKBS-0017-5, Revision 03, Feed Materials Production Center – Occupational Internal Dose, (SCA-TR-2017-SP004)” [123 KB (3 pages)]
        July 24, 2017
SC&A Draft: A Draft Review of ORAUT-TKBS-0017-5, Revision 03, Feed Materials Production Center – Occupational Internal Dose [241 KB (29 pages)]
        Contract No. 211-2014-58081
        SCA-TR-2017-SP004, Revision 0
        July 6, 2017
SC&A Draft: Fernald Plant Site Profile Issues Matrix – Draft Preliminary SC&A Assessment, Rev. 4 [637 KB (51 pages)]
        Contract No. 211-2014-58081
        SCA-SP-IM2013-0045, Revision 4
        May 18, 2016
SC&A Memo: Review of ORAUT-TKBS-0017-4, Rev. 3 [198 KB (7 pages)]
        May 18, 2016
SC&A Draft: Draft Review of ORAUT-OTIB-0078, Revision 03, Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Feed Materials Production Center [408 KB (23 pages)
        Contract No. 211-2014-58081
        SCA-TR-2016-SP004, Revision 0
        May 12, 2016
SC&A Memo: Differences in the Dose Reconstruction Methods for the Occupational Medical and Internal Doses regarding Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC) Case #[Redact] [139 KB (3 pages)]
        June 23, 2015
SC&A Presentation: Review of Proposed NIOSH Methods for Reconstructing Thorium Doses at Fernald (1979–2006) [595 KB (35 pages)]
        December 4, 2014
SC&A Memo: Response to NIOSH’s White Paper Dated November 26, 2014 (Regarding Radon Emissions from the K-65 Silos) [413 KB (15 pages)]
        December 2, 2014
NIOSH/DCAS White Paper: Radon Emissions from Feed Materials Production Center K-65 Silos [134 KB (9 pages)]
        November 28, 2014
NIOSH/DCAS White Paper: Supplement to Radon Emissions from Feed Materials Production Center K-65 Silos [110 KB (3 pages)]
        November 28, 2014
SC&A Draft: Fernald Plant Site Profile Issues Matrix – Draft Preliminary SC&A Assessment [884 KB (41 pages)]
        Contract 211-2014-58081
        SCA-SP-IM2013-0045, Revision 3
        November 26, 2014
SC&A Draft White Paper: Review of Proposed NIOSH Methods for Reconstructing Thorium Doses at Fernald (1979-2006) [909 KB (50 pages)]
        November 24, 2014
SC&A Working Draft: Fernald Plant Site Profile Issues Matrix – Draft Preliminary SC&A Assessment, Rev. 2 [486 KB (40 pages)]
        September 1, 2014
NIOSH White Paper: Thorium In Vivo Coworker Study for Feed Materials Production Center (1979-89) – A proposed attachment for ORAUT-TKBS-0017-5, Rev 2 [354 KB (17 pages)]
        August 27, 2014
NIOSH White Paper: Feed Materials Production Center Subcontractor Bioassay Results (1983-87) and Search Results for Scopes of Work (1984-85), Rev. 0 [106 KB (9 pages)]
        August 21, 2014
NIOSH White Paper: Fernald Dose Reconstruction Methodology for the Post Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Period, 1979-2006, Rev. 2 [1.6 MB (146 pages)]
        June 23, 2014
SC&A Draft: Fernald Plant Site Profile Issues Matrix – Draft Preliminary SC&A Assessment, Rev. 1 [485 KB (31 pages)]
        Contract Number 200-2009-28555
        SCA-SP-IM2013-0045, Rev. 1
        April 13, 2014
NIOSH Response to “SC&A Working Draft: Fernald Plant Site Profile Issues Matrix – Draft Preliminary SC&A Assessment” [293 KB (22 pages)]
        April 4, 2014
SC&A Draft: Blind Dose Reconstruction of Case #REDACTED from the Fernald Environmental Management Project [2 MB (75 pages)]
        Contract Number 200-2009-28555
        SCA-TR-BDR2014-CN[REDACTED]
        January 13, 2014
SC&A Working Draft: Fernald Plant Site Profile Issues Matrix – Draft Preliminary SC&A Assessment [412 KB (26 pages)]
        Contract Number 200-2009-28555
        SCA-SP-IM2013-0045, Revision 0
        (October 16, 2013)
Advisory Board Presentation: Feed Materials Production Center SEC Petition Review (Fernald, OH; 1951-1983 – subcontractors; 1953-1967 – thorium)
        July 17, 2013
Full Color Version [884 KB (24 pages)]
Black and White Version [868 KB (24 pages)]
NIOSH/DCAS: Bioassay Co-worker Approach (Construction Workers) Response to 2013 Fernald Matrix Item 5 [419 KB (5 pages)]
        May 15, 2013
NIOSH/DCAS: Subcontractor Bioassay Evaluation by Dose Reconstruction Best Estimate Methodology [296 KB (7 pages)]
        May 13, 2013
NIOSH/DCAS: Fernald 1969 Subcontractor Bioassay Evaluation Using Dose Reconstruction Best Estimate Methodology [324 KB (9 pages)]
        April 23, 2013
NIOSH/DCAS: Response to items 8 ,9, and 11 in March 8, 2013 document titled “NIOSH/ORAU Team actions from March 7, 2013 Fernald WG meeting” [125 KB (2 pages)]
        March 25, 2013
NIOSH/ORAU: Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Fernald Environmental Management Project [302 KB (23 pages)] ORAUT-OTIB-0078 Rev-02December 12, 2012
SC&A Draft: Feasibility of Identifying Workers with Specific Plants/Areas of Fernald for Identification with Thorium Operations (1953–1967) [254 KB (28 pages)]
        Contract Number 200-2009-28555
        October 24, 2012
NIOSH Paper: Use of Mobile Counter Thorium Mass Results as a Bounding Estimate [73 KB (1 page)]
        April 26, 2012
Presentation: Fernald SEC Petition Review [444 KB (13 pages)]
        April 26, 2012
DCAS Position on “Technical Shortfall” of Thorium In Vivo Monitoring as a Basis for Finding of Insufficient Accuracy [104 KB (2 pages)]
        April 2012
Draft Presentation: Bounding Thorium-232 Intakes Using MIVRML Data [332 KB (8 pages)]
        April 2012
SC&A Memo: SC&A Comments on Slide 7 of NIOSH Presentation [132 KB (4 pages)]
        April 17, 2012
SC&A Draft: Summary of SC&A Concerns Regarding the Latest Documents Posted by NIOSH to Complement Their White Papers on In-vivo Thorium Bioassay [130 KB (22 pages)]
        Contract Number 200-2009-28555
        April 6, 2012
SC&A Draft White Paper: Evaluation of the Impact of Recycled Thorium on Potential Worker Exposures at Fernald – An Interim Report [139 KB (20 pages)]
        Contract Number 200-2009-28555, Rev.-00
        February 8, 2012
SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Response to NIOSH’s Subgroup 10A Impact Analysis Dated November 1, 2011 [84 KB (13 pages)]
        Contract No. 200-2009-28555, Rev.-00
        February 6, 2012
SC&A Memo: SC&A Final Position on the Th-232 In-vivo Data Quality and Adequacy for FEMP Workers [71 KB (12 pages)]
        January 30, 2012
SC&A Draft White Paper: SC&A Review of “NIOSH Evaluation of Fernald Subcontractor Bioassay Data, Revision 1” [361 KB (28 pages)]
        Contract No.: 200-2009-28555
        January 23, 2012
SC&A Draft White Paper: SC&A Position on In-Vivo Thorium Monitoring Completeness [218 KB (19 pages)]
        Contract No.: 200-2009-28555
        January 20, 2012
SC&A Draft: SC&A Technical Response to NIOSH Regarding Data Completeness of Proposed In-Vivo Thorium Coworker Model for Fernald [1 MB (46 pages)]
        Contract No. 200-2009-28555, Rev.-00
        August 4, 2011
SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of NIOSH’s Response Dated March 31, 2011, to SC&A’s Second White Paper on Recycled (SEC Issue #3) at Fernald [107 KB (21 pages)]
        Contract No. 200-2009-28555, Rev.-00
        August 4, 2011
SC&A Draft: SC&A Response to NIOSH White Paper on FMPC Mobile In Vivo Radiation Monitoring Laboratory Calibration and Data Interpretation and Associated References [89 KB (15 pages)]
        Contract No. 200-2009-28555, Rev.-00
        August 3, 2011
NIOSH/ORAU: Feed Materials Production Center Internal Dose Topics [1 MB (76 pages)]
        Document Number: ORAUT-RPRT-0052 Rev-00
        July 12, 2011
SC&A Memo: Data Demonstrating the High Degree of Variability and Uncertainty in Pre-1979 Thorium-232 Whole-Body Measurements Expressed in Terms of mg of Th-232 [34 KB (2 pages)]
        April 6, 2011
SC&A Draft White Paper: SC&A Review of Issues Related to Reconstruction of Doses for Workers Exposed to Recycled Uranium at Fernald – A Second White Paper [495 KB (89 pages)]
        Contract No. 200-2009-28555, Rev.-00
        February 4, 2011
SC&A Draft White Paper: Evaluation of Occupational Environmental Exposure to Radon at the Fernald Environmental Management Project [595 KB (27 pages)]
        Contract Number 200-2009-28555, Rev.-00
        February 2, 2011
SC&A Draft White Paper: Focused Review of “Uncertainty and Variability in Historical Time-Weighted Average Exposure Data” (Davis and Strom 2008) and its Application in Dose Reconstruction Under EEOICPA [254 KB (35 pages)]
        Contract No. 200-2009-28555, Rev.-01
        February 2, 2011
SC&A Draft White Paper: Review of “Thorium In-Vivo Coworker Study for FEMP – A Proposed Attachment for ORAUT-TKBS-0017-5, Rev. 1” [355 KB (37 pages)]
        Contract Number 200-2009-28555
        June 28, 2010
SC&A Draft White Paper: Strategies to Investigate Allegations of Corrupt Bioassay Monitoring at Fernald [103 KB (17 pages)]
        Contract Number 200-2009-28555
        June 15, 2010
SC&A White Paper: Review of the NIOSH “White Paper on Fernald Th-230 and Other Associated Radionuclides – Rev. 7” [70 KB (15 pages)]
        May 6, 2010
SC&A Draft White Paper: A Second White Paper Addressing Enhanced Radon Releases from the K-65 Silos at the Fernald Site [633 KB (26 pages)]
        Contract No. 200-2009-28555
        April 6, 2010
SC&A Draft White Paper: An Alternative Assessment of Radon Releases from K-65 Silos [5 MB (33 pages)]
        Contract No. 200-2004-03805
        November 21, 2008
SC&A Draft: Review of the Feed Materials Production Center (FMPC) Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition-000046 and the NIOSH SEC Petition Evaluation Report
        Contract No. 200-2004-03805
        Task Order No. 5
        SCA-TR-TASK5-0056, Rev. 1
        June 2007
Pages 1-55 [2.5 MB (55 pages)]
Pages 56-75 [5 MB (20 pages)]
Pages 76-100 [4 MB (25 pages)]
Pages 101-120 [3.0 MB (20 pages)]
Pages 121-143 [2 MB (23 pages)]
SC&A Draft: Review of the NIOSH Site Profile for the Fernald Environmental Management Project (Feed Materials Production Center) [2 MB (170 pages)] Contract No. 200-2004-03805
        Task Order No. 1
        SCA-TR-TASK1-0010
        November 10, 2006
Public Comments on Feed Materials Production Center (Fernald) Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on Feed Materials Production Center Documents can be submitted to the NIOSH Docket Officer electronically by email at nioshdocket@cdc.gov or printed comments can be mailed to:
NIOSH Docket Office
Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34
1090 Tusculum Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45226
Please include the Site Profile/Docket Number (024) on all comments.
Comments Received
At this time, no comments have been submitted.
Document Archive for Feed Materials Production Center (Fernald)
Site Profile: Introduction Section
Revised March 17, 2004 [45 KB (9 pages)]
**Revision Includes:** Incorporates additional comments provided by OCAS.
Approved February 21, 2006 [46 KB (9 pages)]
Site Description [1.4 MB (83 pages)]
        Approved May 20, 2004
Occupational Medical Dose [216 KB (26 pages)]
Approved February 11, 2004
Site Profile: Occupational Environmental Dose Section
Revised December 3, 2015 [2 MB (65 pages)]
**Revision Includes:** Modifies the K-65 radon emissions from the median value to the 95th-percentile value, to include Am-241 in the list of radionuclides that contaminate recycled uranium, and to address S. Cohen & Associates comments. These revisions were made to an auditable set of calculations in an updated referenced spreadsheet. Incorporates minor changes made for clarification purposes. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
Revised March 13, 2014 [1.6 MB (65 pages)]
**Revision Includes:** Changes site name to Feed Materials Production Center. Incorporates Sanford Cohen & Associates matrix issues. Adds Special Exposure Cohort information and includes additional references, updates, and personnel radon exposure data information. Incorporates an auditable set of calculations in a referenced spreadsheet. Combines all intake rate calculations into a single spreadsheet available in the Site Research Database and deletes Attachment E, which contained sample exposure calculations and the detailed calculation results, and Attachment F, which contained the exposure rate calculation results. After 1988, operations ceased, environmental monitoring was increased, and so the Exposure Areas (EA) used to define intakes prior to 1989 is replaced by the standard approach defined in ORAUT-PROC-0031. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
Revised February 7, 2006 [4.6 MB (110 pages)]
**Revision Includes:** Adds NIOSH “boilerplate” language. Adds totals to tables 4.2a and b,, revises tables 4.9a and b to include Radon-222, table 4-10a to include intakes uranium and non uranium radionuclides and table 4-10b to include site wide intakes of Radon-222, adds radon-222 concentrations in Table 4A in Appendix A. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
Approved April 6, 2004 [3.3 MB (83 pages)]
Site Profile: Occupational Internal Dose
Revised September 30, 2016 [5 MB (189 pages)]
**Revision Includes:** Revised to correct Recycled Uranium (RU) contaminant intakes (Bq/Bq/ U) in Table 5-34. Corrected Silo activity concentration for Ra-228 and Th-228 and modified silo activities from percentage to activity fractions in Table 5-13. Corrected “Ratios of silo 1 and silo 2 nuclides to 226Ra” Table 5-16 and “Ratios of silos 1, 2, and 3 nuclides to 230Th” Table 5-17. Corrected typos. Incorporates formal internal review comments.
Revised July 22, 2016 [5 MB (188 pages)]
**Revision Includes:** Revised in response to Task 5 dose reconstruction needs for clarification. Added Purpose, Scope, and Special Exposure Cohort sections to Section 1.0. Revised to incorporate responses to comments and responses in various white papers that were consolidated into ORAUT-RPRT-0052. Incorporated changes in response to formal internal and NIOSH review comments and Sanford Cohen & Associates matrix issues. Revised to reflect changes resulting from Special Exposure Cohort designations. Revised recycled uranium mixture and default uranium enrichment assumptions. Added 241Am and other radionuclides as recycled uranium contaminants. Added instructions for interpretation of in vivo data including methods for calculating thorium, thoron, unsupported radium, and raffinate exposures, including 226Ra from radon breath analysis results. Incorporated supporting documents pertaining to rationale for 400 ppb U Pu, uranium (ORAUT-OTIB-0078) and thorium coworker intakes, assignment of thorium dose based on 10% of the derived air concentrations, thoron exposures, and effective derived air concentrations. Updated and added references, as appropriate. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
Revised May 28, 2004 [482 KB (42 pages)]
**Revision Includes:** New Technical Basis Document for the Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP) – Occupational Internal Dose.
Revised April 20, 2004 [365 KB (36 pages)]
**Revision Includes:** New technical basis document for Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP) – Occupational External Dose.
ORAUT-OTIB-0073 Rev-00: External Coworker Dosimetry Data for the Fernald Environmental Management Project [147 KB (12 pages)]-CANCELED
        September 22, 2008
**About this Document:** Provides information to allow dose reconstructors to assign doses at the Fernald Environmental Management Project to certain workers who have no or limited monitoring data, based on site coworker data.
**Please Note: This document was canceled.** There is no longer a need to keep this information in a stand-alone document.  The information contained in this document has been incorporated into ORAUT-TKBS-0017-6 Rev 01, Feed Materials Production Center – Occupational External Dose.
**ORAUT-OTIB-0078 Rev-01: Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Fernald Environmental Management Project***Currently titled “Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Feed Materials Production Center”*
Revised August 19, 2015 [701 KB (23 pages)]*Formerly titled “Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Fernald Environmental Management Project”*
**Document Number:** ORAUT-OTIB-0078 Rev-03
**About this Document:** Provides coworker data for the Fernald Environmental Management Project workers.
**Revised:** August 19, 2015
**Revision Includes:** Incorporates the latest time-weighted one person–one statistic modeling techniques from ORAUT-RPRT-0053, Revision 02, Analysis of Stratified Coworker Datasets. The enrichment assumption used prior to 1957 has been changed to 1% enriched uranium. Renamed the document to Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Feed Materials Production Center
Revised December 12, 2012 [302 KB (23 pages)]
**Document Number:** ORAUT-OTIB-0078 Rev-02
**About this Document:** Provides coworker data for the Fernald Environmental Management Project workers.
**Revision Includes:**Incorporates code “50” bioassay results into the modeling and utilize the latest one person–one sample modeling techniques per ORAUT-RPRT-0053, Analysis of Stratified Coworker Datasets in response to an Advisory Board Work Group issue. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
Revised June 3, 2010 [459 KB (27 pages)]
**Document Number:** ORAUT-OTIB-0078 Rev-01
**Revision Includes:** Incorporates the option for dose reconstructors to use 95th percentile intake rates in response to an Advisory Board Work Group issue. No changes occurred as a result of formal internal review. Incorporates NIOSH review comments.
**About this Document:** Incorporates the option for dose reconstructors to use 95th percentile intake rates in response to an Advisory Board Work Group issue. No changes occurred as a result of formal internal review. Incorporates NIOSH review comments.
August 31, 2009 [363 KB (27 pages)]
**About this Document:** New Technical Information Bulletin to provide coworker data for the Fernald Environmental Management Project workers. Incorporates formal internal, NIOSH, and Advisory Board review comments.
							
					
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