AD IATION AND WORKER HEALTH

mbia Parkway, MS: C-46 

Cincinnati, Ohio 45226

(513) 533-6825

VISORY BOARD ON RAD

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November 16, 2009 

leen Sebelius

Secretary 

of Health and Human Services 

th (The Board) has evaluated 

g workers at the Oak 

tatutory requirements 

ss Compensation 

Sec. 83.13 (c)(1) and 

. 83.13 (c)(3). The Board respectfully recommends Special 

Exposure Cohort (SEC) designation be accorded to all employees of the 

decessor agencies, and its contractors and 

 Ridge Hospital in Oak 

er 31, 1959, for a 

s or in combination with 

r more other classes of 

: 

 January 1, 1943 to 

er 31,1959, and documents available indicate the potential for crossstaffing and cross-patient care activity as well as other operational activities 

e for Nuclear Studies 

 NIOSH found that there were insufficient monitoring data, workplace 

monitoring records, and source-term information at the Oak Ridge Hospital 

facility to complete with sufficient accuracy individual dose reconstructions 

involving internal and external radiation exposures during the time period in 

question from May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1959. The Board concurs 

with this conclusion. 

 NIOSH determined that health may have been endangered for the workers 

exposed to radiation during the time period in question. The Board concurs 

with this determination. 

The Honorable Kath

Department 

200 Independence Avenue, S.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20201 

Dear Madam Secretary: 

The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Heal

Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition 00137 concernin

Ridge Hospital in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, under the s

established by the Energy Employees Occupational Illne

Program Act (EEOICPA) and incorporated into 42 CFR 

42CFR Sec

Department of Energy (DOE), its pre

subcontractors who worked in any location at the Oak

Ridge, Tennessee, from May 15, 1950 through Decemb

number of work days aggregating at least 250 work day

work days within the parameters established for one o

employees in the SEC. 

This recommendation is based on the following factors

 The Oak Ridge Hospital is a DOE covered facility from

Decemb

with the on-campus DOE covered Oak Ridge Institut

Cancer Research Hospital. 

CHAIRMAN:

Paul L. Ziemer, Ph.D. 

 Lafayette, Indiana

MEMBERS:

Josie Beach 

 Richland, Washington 

on 

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hire 

 M.

o 

o

 W. Poston, Sr., Ph.D. 

ege Station, Texa

Robert W. Presley 

ss

Genevieve S. Roessler, Ph.

ield 

New Mexico 

STAFF:

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY:

Bradley P. Claws

 Rexburg, Idaho 

Michael H. Gibson 

 Franklin, Ohi

Mark A. Griffon 

 Salem, New Hamps

James E. Lockey, D. 

, Ph.D. 

 Cincinnati, Ohi

James M. Melius, M.D.

 Albany, New York 

Wanda I. Munn 

 Richland, Washingt n

s 

John

 Coll

 Seymour, Tenne ee 

D. 

 Elysian, Minnesota 

Phillip Schof

 Bosque Farm, 

Theodore M. Katz, MPA 

 Atlanta, Georgia 

COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT :

Zaida Burgos 

 Atlanta, Georgia 
The Secretary November 16, 2009 

tions and the discussions held at our October 20 to 22, 2009, 

ds that Special 

tation from the Board meeting(s) where this special exposure cohort 

class was discussed. The documentation includes transcripts of the deliberations, copies of the 

petition, the NIOSH review thereof, and related materials. If any of these items are unavailable 

at

 [Signature on File] 

 Paul L. Ziemer, Ph.D. 

 Chairman, ABRWH 

Enclosure 

 

Based on these considera

Advisory Board meeting in Port Jefferson, New York the Board recommen

Exposure Cohort status be granted. 

Enclosed is the documen

 this time, they will follow shortly. 

Sincerely,