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ADVISORY BOARD ON RADIATION AND WORKER HEALTH

4676 Columbia Parkway, MS: C-46

Cincinnati, Ohio 45226

(513) 533-6825

CHAIRMAN

James M. Melius, M.D., Dr. PH.

 Albany, New York

MEMBERS

Henry Anderson, M.D.

 Madison, Wisconsin

Josie Beach

 Kennewick, Washington 

Bradley P. Clawson

 Rexburg, Idaho

R. William Field, Ph.D. 

 Iowa City, Iowa

Michael H. Gibson

 Franklin, Ohio

Mark A. Griffon

 Salem, New Hampshire

Richard Lemen, Ph.D.

 Canton, Georgia

James E. Lockey, M.D.

 Cincinnati, Ohio

Wanda I. Munn

 Richland, Washington

John W. Poston, Sr., Ph.D.

 College Station, Texas

David B. Richardson, Ph.D.

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Genevieve S. Roessler, Ph.D.

 Elysian, Minnesota

Phillip Schofield

 Bosque Farm, New Mexico

Paul L. Ziemer, Ph.D.

 Lafayette, Indiana

STAFF

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

Theodore M. Katz, MPA

 Atlanta, Georgia

COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT 

Zaida Burgos

 Atlanta, Georgia

April 9, 2012

The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius

Secretary 

Department of Health and Human Services

200 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20201

Dear Madam Secretary:

The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (The Board) has 

evaluated Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition 00178 concerning 

workers at the Clinton Engineer Works under the statutory requirements 

established by the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA) and incorporated into 42 CFR Sec. 

83.13. 

The Board respectfully recommends that SEC status be accorded to:

“All employees of the Tennessee Eastman Corporation (1943-

1947) and the Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation (1947-

1949) who were employed at the Clinton Engineer Works in Oak 

Ridge, Tennessee, from January 1, 1943 through December 31, 

1949, 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."

This recommendation is based on the following factors:

• Some individuals employed at the Elza Gate Site of the Clinton 

Engineer Works during the time period in question worked on 

the handling and storage of nuclear materials.

• The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 

(NIOSH) review of available monitoring data, as well as 

available process and source term information for this facility 

found that NIOSH lacked the sufficient information to allow it to 

estimate with sufficient accuracy the potential internal and 

external doses which employees at this facility may have been 

subjected. The Board concurs with this determination. 

• NIOSH determined that health may have been endangered for 

these Tennessee Eastman Corporation and Carbide and 

Carbon Chemicals Corporation employees during the time 

period in question. The Board also concurs with this 

determination.
The Secretary April 9, 2012 

Based on these considerations and the discussion at the February 28 to 29, 2012, Board 

meeting held in Oakland, California, the Board recommends that this class be added to the 

SEC. Enclosed is the documentation from the Board meeting(s) where this SEC class was 

discussed. The documentation includes copies of the petition, the NIOSH review thereof, and 

related materials. If any of these items are unavailable at this time, they will follow shortly.

Sincerely,

[Signature on file]

James M. Melius, M.D., Dr. PH

Chairman, ABRWH

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