Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH) 

Meeting 152

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Summary Proceedings

The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health meeting convened via 

teleconference at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Dr. Henry A. Anderson, 

Chair, presiding.

Attendees

Members

Henry A. Anderson, Chair 

Josie Beach, Member 

Victoria Cassano, Member 

Bradley P. Clawson, Member 

Arthur Frank, Member 

David Kotelchuck, Member 

James E. Lockey, Member 

Nicole Martinez, Member 

David Pompa, Member 

Genevieve S. Roessler, Member 

Loretta R. Valerio, Member 

Paul L. Ziemer, Member

Non-Members, Registered and/or Public Comment Participants:

Roberts, Rashaun, DFO 

Barton, Bob, SC&A 

Buchanan, Ron, SC&A 

Calhoun, Grady, DCAS 

Gogliotti, Rose, SC&A 

Habighurst, Ashton, HHS 

Mangel, Amy, SC&A 

Ostrow, Steve, SC&A 

Denise Degarmo, member of the public
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Roll Call/Welcome - Dr. Rashaun Roberts, DFO

Dr. Rashaun Roberts called to order the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker 

Health at 11:00 am EST on June 14, 2023, via teleconference. A roll call of all ABRWH 

members confirmed that a quorum was present. The quorum was maintained 

throughout the meeting. Dr. Roberts turned the meeting over to Dr. Anderson, Board 

Chair, who moved on to the first agenda item.

Update on Cybersecurity Modernization Initiative – Grady Calhoun, 

DCAS

Mr. Calhoun reported progress has been made in restoring a document search 

application to replace the Site Research Database. Angela Shepherd, NIOSH, will 

contact Rose Gogliotti, SC&A, shortly to point out where documents are stored and to 

explain the existing search capability. Mr. Calhoun said that the new application is not 

as fast as SRDB was, but it at least restores some document search capability. Other 

efforts include a claim tracking application to replace NOCTS, and an application to 

replace the Board Review System. NOCTS is NIOSH’s claim tracking system, and the 

Board Review system application records discussions of technical document reviews 

conducted by various Subcommittees and Work Groups. 

Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition Status Update – Chuck 

Nelson, DCAS

Mr. Nelson reported that DCAS will not present any new SEC Petition Evaluation 

Reports at the August Board meeting. He noted that a data capture site visit to Idaho 

National Laboratory is scheduled for June 26 to 30. Some Work Group members will 

participate in that visit.

Updates from Work Groups and Subcommittees

Since none of the new Board members were able to attend recent sessions where 

individual dose reconstruction reviews were discussed, Dr. Anderson suggested that it 

would be helpful to provide them a training session on dose reconstruction methods and 

reviews. Rose Gogliotti, SC&A, will work Dr. Roberts to schedule the training session 

and DCAS will also participate. Work Group and Subcommittee Chairs reported 

progress and plans for their respective groups. 

Plans for the August 2023 Board Meeting – Dr. Rashaun Roberts, DFO

The August meeting will be a one-day meeting on August 16. Several members are 

unable to travel for this meeting, so it will be a hybrid meeting. The in-person 

component will be at the Doubletree by Hilton in Augusta, Georgia, while the virtual 

component will be on Zoom. Board members will inform Dr. Roberts whether they will 

attend the meeting in person or virtually. The Subcommittee for Procedures Reviews 
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will report on completed document reviews, and there will be updates from the 

Savannah River Site and Metals & Controls Work Groups.

Meeting Adjourned 

Dr. Anderson adjourned the meeting at 11:59 am.