SEC Petition Evaluation Report
 

Petition SEC-00129 

Report Rev #:_0 Report Submittal Date: March 17, 2009 

Subject Expert(s): Mike Domal, Joe Guido 

Site Expert(s): N/A 

Petition Administrative Summary 

Petition Under Evaluation 

Petition # Petition 

Type 

Petition 

Qualification Date 

DOE/AWE Facility Name 

SEC-00129 83.13 November 6, 2008 Standard Oil Development Company 

Petitioner Class Definition 

All employees of Standard Oil Development Company in Linden, New Jersey, during the period from August 13, 1942 through 

December 31, 1963, who were monitored, or should have been monitored, for exposure to ionizing radiation while working for 

a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, either solely under this employment or in combination with work 

days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

Class Evaluated by NIOSH 

All AWE employees who worked in any area of the Standard Oil Development Company site in Linden, New Jersey, during 

the period from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945. 

NIOSH-Proposed Class to be Added to the SEC 

All AWE employees of the Standard Oil Development Company in Linden, New Jersey, during the period from August 13, 

1942 through December 31, 1945, while working for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, either solely 

under this employment or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of 

employees in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

Related Petition Summary Information 

SEC Petition Tracking #(s) Petition Type DOE/AWE Facility Name Petition Status 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

Related Evaluation Report Information 

Report Title DOE/AWE Facility Name 

N/A N/A 

ORAU Lead Technical Evaluator: Mike Domal ORAU Review Completed By: Daniel Stempfley 

Peer Review Completed By: [Signature on file] 

Charles D. Nelson 

3/17/2009 

Date 

SEC Petition Evaluation Reviewed By: [Signature on file] 

J. W. Neton 

3/18/2009 

Date 

SEC Evaluation Approved By: [Signature on file] 

Larry Elliott 

3/18/2009 

Date 
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Evaluation Report Summary: SEC-00129, Standard Oil Development Company 

This evaluation report by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 

addresses a class of employees proposed for addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) per the 

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

§ 7384 et seq. (EEOICPA) and 42 C.F.R. pt. 83, Procedures for Designating Classes of Employees as 

Members of the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness 

Compensation Program Act of 2000. 

Petitioner-Requested Class Definition 

Petition SEC-00129, qualified on November 6, 2008, requested that NIOSH consider the following 

class: All employees of Standard Oil Development Company in Linden, New Jersey during the period 

from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1963, who were monitored, or should have been 

monitored, for exposure to ionizing radiation while working for a number of work days aggregating at 

least 250 work days, either solely under this employment or in combination with work days within the 

parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

Class Evaluated by NIOSH 

Based on its preliminary research, NIOSH reduced the petitioner-requested class. NIOSH evaluated 

the following class: All AWE employees who worked in any area of the Standard Oil Development 

Company site in Linden, New Jersey during the period from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 

1945. The petitioner-requested class was reduced because there is uncertainty as to the length of the 

residual contamination period which warrants further research. Currently, there is only one individual 

dose reconstruction claimant for this site who is covered by the operational period evaluated. 

Therefore, the review of the residual radioactivity period (currently defined by the DOE Office of 

Health, Safety and Security as starting in 1946 and ending July 2006), including the dose 

reconstruction feasibility and health endangerment determinations, has been reserved in this 

evaluation report, pending further review and research. NIOSH will prioritize the evaluation of the 

residual radioactivity period upon clarification of the duration of this period and upon the receipt of 

individual claims submitted for individual dose reconstruction for the residual period. The decision to 

reserve the residual contamination period does not currently impact any claims. 

NIOSH-Proposed Class to be Added to the SEC 

Based on its full research of the class under evaluation, NIOSH has defined a single class of 

employees for which NIOSH cannot estimate radiation doses with sufficient accuracy. The NIOSHproposed class includes: All AWE employees of the Standard Oil Development Company in Linden, 

New Jersey during the period from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945, while working for a 

number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, either solely under this employment or in 

combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of 

employees in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

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Feasibility of Dose Reconstruction 

Per EEOICPA and 42 C.F.R. § 83.13(c)(1), NIOSH has established that it does not have access to 

sufficient information to: (1) estimate the maximum radiation dose, for every type of cancer for which 

radiation doses are reconstructed, that could have been incurred in plausible circumstances by any 

member of the class; or (2) estimate radiation doses of members of the class more precisely than an 

estimate of maximum dose. Information available from the site profile and additional resources is not 

sufficient to document or estimate the maximum internal and external potential exposure to members 

of the proposed class under plausible circumstances during the specified period. 

Health Endangerment Determination 

Per EEOICPA and 42 C.F.R. § 83.13(c)(3), a health endangerment determination is required because 

NIOSH has determined that it does not have sufficient information to estimate dose for the members 

of the proposed class from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945. 

NIOSH did not identify any evidence supplied by the petitioners or from other resources that would 

establish that the proposed class was exposed to radiation during a discrete incident likely to have 

involved exceptionally high-level exposures. However, evidence indicates that some workers in the 

proposed class may have accumulated substantial chronic exposures through episodic intakes of 

radionuclides, combined with external exposures to gamma, beta, and neutron radiation. 

Consequently, NIOSH has determined that health was endangered for those workers covered by this 

evaluation who were employed for at least 250 aggregated work days either solely under their 

employment or in combination with work days within the parameters established for other SEC 

classes (excluding aggregate work day requirements). 

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Table of Contents 

Evaluation Report Summary: SEC-00129, Standard Oil Development Company ................................. 3
 

1.0 Purpose and Scope.......................................................................................................................... 7
 

2.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 7
 

3.0 SEC-00129, Standard Oil Development Company Class Definitions ........................................... 8 

3.1 Petitioner-Requested Class Definition and Basis .................................................................. 8 

3.2 Class Evaluated by NIOSH ................................................................................................... 9 

3.3 NIOSH-Proposed Class to be Added to the SEC ................................................................ 10
 

4.0 Data Sources Reviewed by NIOSH to Evaluate the Class ........................................................... 10 

4.1 Site Profile Technical Basis Documents (TBDs) ................................................................ 10 

4.2 ORAU Technical Information Bulletins (OTIBs)............................................................... 10 

4.3 Facility Employees and Experts .......................................................................................... 11 

4.4 Previous Dose Reconstructions ........................................................................................... 11 

4.5 NIOSH Site Research Database .......................................................................................... 11 

4.6 Documentation and/or Affidavits Provided by Petitioners ................................................. 12
 

5.0 Radiological Operations Relevant to the Class Evaluated by NIOSH ......................................... 12 

5.1 Standard Oil Development Company Plant and Process Descriptions ............................... 12 

5.2 Radiological Exposure Sources from SODC Operations .................................................... 13 

5.2.1 Internal Radiological Exposure Sources from SODC Operations .......................... 13 

5.2.2 External Radiological Exposure Sources from SODC Operations ......................... 14 

5.2.2.1 Photon....................................................................................................... 14 

5.2.2.2 Beta........................................................................................................... 14 

5.2.2.3 Neutron ..................................................................................................... 14
 

6.0 Summary of Available Monitoring Data for the Class Evaluated by NIOSH ............................. 15
 

7.0 Feasibility of Dose Reconstruction for the Class Evaluated by NIOSH ...................................... 15 

7.1 Pedigree of SODC Data....................................................................................................... 16 

7.1.1 Internal and External Monitoring Data Pedigree Review ....................................... 16 

7.2 Evaluation of Bounding Internal Radiation Doses at SODC .............................................. 16 

7.2.1 Evaluation of Bounding Process-Related Internal Doses........................................ 16 

7.2.2 Internal Dose Reconstruction Feasibility Conclusion ............................................. 16 

7.3 Evaluation of Bounding External Radiation Doses at SODC ............................................. 17 

7.3.1 Evaluation of Bounding Process-Related External Doses....................................... 17 

7.3.2 Evaluation of Bounding Operational-Period Medical X-Rays................................ 17 

7.3.3 External Dose Reconstruction Feasibility Conclusion ............................................ 17 

7.4 Evaluation of Petition Basis for SEC-00129 ....................................................................... 17 

7.4.1 Insufficient documentation ...................................................................................... 17 

7.4.2 Concern regarding Battelle-TBD-6001 ................................................................... 18 

7.5 Other Potential SEC Issues Relevant to the Petition Identified During the Evaluation ...... 18 

7.6 Summary of Feasibility Findings for Petition SEC-00129.................................................. 19 

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8.0 Evaluation of Health Endangerment for Petition SEC-00129...................................................... 20
 

9.0 Class Conclusion for Petition SEC-00129 ................................................................................... 20
 

10.0 References .................................................................................................................................... 23
 

Attachment 1: Data Capture Synopsis................................................................................................... 25 

Tables 

Table 4-1: No. of SODC Claims Submitted Under the Dose Reconstruction Rule .............................. 11
 

Table 7-2: Summary of Feasibility Findings for SEC-00129 ............................................................... 19 

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SEC Petition Evaluation Report for SEC-00129
 

ATTRIBUTION AND ANNOTATION: This is a single-author document. All conclusions drawn from 

the data presented in this evaluation were made by the ORAU Team Lead Technical Evaluator: Mike 

Domal, MJW Corporation. These conclusions were peer-reviewed by the individuals listed on the 

cover page. The rationales for all conclusions in this document are explained in the associated text. 

1.0 Purpose and Scope 

This report evaluates the feasibility of reconstructing doses for all AWE employees who worked in 

any area of the Standard Oil Development Company site in Linden, New Jersey during the period 

from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945. It provides information and analyses germane to 

considering a petition for adding a class of employees to the congressionally-created SEC. 

This report does not make any determinations concerning the feasibility of dose reconstruction that 

necessarily apply to any individual energy employee who might require a dose reconstruction from 

NIOSH. This report also does not contain the final determination as to whether the proposed class 

will be added to the SEC (see Section 2.0). 

This evaluation was conducted in accordance with the requirements of EEOICPA, 42 C.F.R. pt. 83, 

and the guidance contained in the Office of Compensation Analysis and Support’s (OCAS) Internal 

Procedures for the Evaluation of Special Exposure Cohort Petitions, OCAS-PR-004. 

2.0 Introduction 

Both EEOICPA and 42 C.F.R. pt. 83 require NIOSH to evaluate qualified petitions requesting that the 

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) add a class of employees to the SEC. The 

evaluation is intended to provide a fair, science-based determination of whether it is feasible to 

estimate with sufficient accuracy the radiation doses of the class of employees through NIOSH dose 

reconstructions.1 

42 C.F.R. § 83.13(c)(1) states: Radiation doses can be estimated with sufficient accuracy if NIOSH 

has established that it has access to sufficient information to estimate the maximum radiation dose, 

for every type of cancer for which radiation doses are reconstructed, that could have been incurred in 

plausible circumstances by any member of the class, or if NIOSH has established that it has access to 

sufficient information to estimate the radiation doses of members of the class more precisely than an 

estimate of the maximum radiation dose. 

Under 42 C.F.R. § 83.13(c)(3), if it is not feasible to estimate with sufficient accuracy radiation doses 

for members of the class, then NIOSH must determine that there is a reasonable likelihood that such 

radiation doses may have endangered the health of members of the class The regulation requires 

NIOSH to assume that any duration of unprotected exposure may have endangered the health of 

members of a class when it has been established that the class may have been exposed to radiation 

1

 NIOSH dose reconstructions under EEOICPA are performed using the methods promulgated under 42 C.F.R. pt. 82 and 

the detailed implementation guidelines available at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ocas. 

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during a discrete incident likely to have involved levels of exposure similarly high to those occurring 

during nuclear criticality incidents. If the occurrence of such an exceptionally high-level exposure has 

not been established, then NIOSH is required to specify that health was endangered for those workers 

who were employed for at least 250 aggregated work days within the parameters established for the 

class or in combination with work days within the parameters established for other SEC classes 

(excluding aggregate work day requirements). 

NIOSH is required to document its evaluation in a report, and to do so, relies upon both its own dose 

reconstruction expertise as well as technical support from its contractor, Oak Ridge Associated 

Universities (ORAU). Once completed, NIOSH provides the report to both the petitioner(s) and to the 

Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (Board). The Board will consider the NIOSH 

evaluation report, together with the petition, petitioner(s) comments, and other information the Board 

considers appropriate, in order to make recommendations to the Secretary of HHS on whether or not 

to add one or more classes of employees to the SEC. Once NIOSH has received and considered the 

advice of the Board, the Director of NIOSH will propose a decision on behalf of HHS. The Secretary 

of HHS will make the final decision, taking into account the NIOSH evaluation, the advice of the 

Board, and the proposed decision issued by NIOSH. As part of this decision process, petitioners may 

seek a review of certain types of final decisions issued by the Secretary of HHS.2 

3.0 SEC-00129, Standard Oil Development Company Class 

Definitions 

The following subsections address the evolution of the class definition for SEC-00129, Standard Oil 

Development Company. When a petition is submitted, the requested class definition is reviewed as 

submitted. Based on its review of the available site information and data, NIOSH will make a 

determination whether to qualify for full evaluation all, some, or no part of the petitioner-proposed 

class. If some portion of the petitioner-proposed class is qualified, NIOSH will specify that class 

along with a justification for any modification of petitioner’s class. After a full evaluation of the 

qualified class, NIOSH will determine whether to propose a class for addition to the SEC and will 

specify that proposed class definition. 

3.1 Petitioner-Requested Class Definition and Basis 

Petition SEC-00129, qualified on November 6, 2008, requested that NIOSH consider the following 

class for addition to the SEC: all employees of Standard Oil Development Company in Linden, New 

Jersey during the period from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1963, who were monitored, or 

should have been monitored, for exposure to ionizing radiation while working for a number of work 

days aggregating at least 250 work days, either solely under this employment or in combination with 

work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special 

Exposure Cohort. 

The petitioner provided information and affidavit statements in support of the petitioner’s belief that 

accurate dose reconstruction over time is impossible for the Standard Oil Development Company 

2 See 42 C.F.R. pt. 83 for a full description of the procedures summarized here. Additional internal procedures are 

available at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ocas. 

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workers in question. NIOSH deemed the following information and affidavit statements sufficient to 

qualify SEC-00129 for evaluation: 

The F.2 basis: Radiation monitoring records for members of the proposed class have been 

lost, falsified, or destroyed; or that there is no information regarding personnel or area 

monitoring, source term, or process information from the Standard Oil Development 

Company that would permit dose reconstruction with sufficient accuracy. 

“...There is [sic] no personnel dosimetry data, there are no operating logs, no incident 

reports, and I am unaware of even any technical reports documenting the AEC sponsored 

uranium processing that occurred during the 1940s.” 

“A defendable dose reconstruction cannot be completed. Conditions of incidents which 

could have resulted in significant dose are long forgotten and not recorded.” 

Based on its Standard Oil Development Company research and data capture efforts, NIOSH 

determined that personnel exposure records and radiological monitoring records are not complete for 

all time periods or for all radionuclides. NIOSH concluded that there is sufficient documentation to 

support, for at least part of the proposed time period, the petition basis that internal and external 

radiation exposures and radiation doses were not adequately monitored at Standard Oil Development 

Company, either through personal monitoring or area monitoring. The information and statements 

provided by the petitioner qualified the petition for further consideration by NIOSH, the Board, and 

HHS. The details of the petition basis are addressed in Section 7.4. 

3.2 Class Evaluated by NIOSH 

Based on its preliminary research, NIOSH reduced the petitioner-proposed class to include only the 

operational period. The petitioner-requested class was reduced because there is uncertainty as to the 

length of the residual contamination period which warrants further research. Currently, there is only 

one individual dose reconstruction claimant for this site who is covered by the operational period 

evaluated. Based on this information, NIOSH is reserving the evaluation of the residual radioactivity 

period pending further review and research. Therefore, NIOSH defined the following class for further 

evaluation: all AWE employees who worked in any area of the Standard Oil Development Company 

site in Linden, New Jersey during the period from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945. 

NIOSH will prioritize the evaluation of the residual radioactivity period upon clarification of the 

duration of this period and upon the receipt of individual claims submitted for individual dose 

reconstruction for the residual period. The decision to reserve the residual contamination period does 

not currently affect any claims. 

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3.3 NIOSH-Proposed Class to be Added to the SEC 

Based on its research of the class under evaluation, NIOSH has defined a single class of employees for 

which NIOSH cannot estimate radiation doses with sufficient accuracy. The NIOSH-proposed class 

to be added to the SEC includes: all AWE employees of the Standard Oil Development Company in 

Linden, New Jersey during the period from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945, while 

working for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, either solely under this 

employment or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more 

other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

4.0 Data Sources Reviewed by NIOSH to Evaluate the Class 

NIOSH data capture efforts for the Standard Oil Development Company (SODC) site focused on 

DOE databases, the NRC, and the Internet. Attachment 1 contains a summary of Standard Oil 

Development Company documents. The summary specifically identifies data capture details and 

general descriptions of the documents retrieved. 

NIOSH identified and reviewed numerous data sources to determine information relevant to 

determining the feasibility of dose reconstruction for the class of employees under evaluation. This 

included determining the availability of information on personal monitoring, area monitoring, 

industrial processes, and radiation source materials. The following subsections summarize the data 

sources identified and reviewed by NIOSH. 

4.1 Site Profile Technical Basis Documents (TBDs) 

A Site Profile provides specific information concerning the documentation of historical practices at 

the specified site. Dose reconstructors can use the Site Profile to evaluate internal and external 

dosimetry data for monitored and unmonitored workers, and to supplement, or substitute for, 

individual monitoring data. A Site Profile consists of an Introduction and five Technical Basis 

Documents (TBDs) that provide process history information, information on personal and area 

monitoring, radiation source descriptions, and references to primary documents relevant to the 

radiological operations at the site. The Site Profile for a small site may consist of a single document. 

As part of NIOSH’s evaluation detailed herein, it examined the following site profile for insight into 

Standard Oil Development Company operations or related topics/operations at other sites: 

•	 Site Profiles for Atomic Weapons Employers that Refined Uranium and Thorium, Battelle-TBD6001, Rev. F0; December 13, 2006; SRDB Ref ID: 30673 

4.2 ORAU Technical Information Bulletins (OTIBs) 

An ORAU Technical Information Bulletin (OTIB) is a general working document that provides 

guidance for preparing dose reconstructions at particular sites or categories of sites. An ORAU 

Procedure provides specific requirements and guidance regarding EEOICPA project-level activities, 

including preparation of dose reconstructions at particular sites or categories of sites. NIOSH 

reviewed the following OTIBs as part of its evaluation: 

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•	 OTIB: Dose Reconstruction from Occupationally Related Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures, ORAUTOTIB-0006; December 21, 2005; SRDB Ref ID: 20220 

4.3 Facility Employees and Experts 

NIOSH was not successful in identifying any former SODC employees to interview for this 

evaluation report. 

4.4 Previous Dose Reconstructions 

NIOSH reviewed its NIOSH OCAS Claims Tracking System (NOCTS) to locate EEOICPA-related 

dose reconstructions that might provide information relevant to the petition evaluation. Table 4-1 

summarizes the results of this review. (NOCTS data available as of February 10, 2009) 

Table 4-1: No. of SODC Claims Submitted Under the Dose Reconstruction Rule 

Description Totals 

Total number of claims submitted for dose reconstruction 1 

Total number of claims submitted for energy employees who meet the definition criteria for the class 

under evaluation (August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945) 1 

Number of dose reconstructions completed for energy employees who meet the definition criteria for 

the class under evaluation (i.e., the number of such claims completed by NIOSH and submitted to the 

Department of Labor for final approval). 1 

Number of claims for which internal dosimetry records were obtained for the identified years in the 

evaluated class definition 0 

Number of claims for which external dosimetry records were obtained for the identified years in the 

evaluated class definition 0 

One claim was submitted and a dose reconstruction for that claim was completed. No personal 

dosimetry data or radiological monitoring records were provided or available for that claim. Dose 

estimations were based on Battelle-TBD-6001. 

4.5 NIOSH Site Research Database 

NIOSH also examined its Site Research Database (SRDB) to locate documents supporting the 

evaluation of the proposed class. Twenty-seven documents in this database were identified as 

pertaining to site name. These documents were evaluated for their relevance to this petition. The 

documents include MED contract descriptions, descriptions of contracted activities and processes, and 

discussion of dismantling and decontamination plans. They also included an inventory of stored 

material to be shipped and discussion of consulting activities. 

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4.6 Documentation and/or Affidavits Provided by Petitioners 

In qualifying and evaluating the petition, NIOSH reviewed the following documents submitted by the 

petitioners: 

• Petition Form B [Survivor] with Supporting Documents; September 9, 2008; OSA Ref ID: 106905 

• Clarification Regarding SEC-00129, correspondence; October 17, 2008; OSA Ref ID: 107172 

• Presentation Contesting DOL’s Recommended Decision, February 19, 2009; OSA Ref ID: 108277 

5.0 Radiological Operations Relevant to the Class Evaluated by 

NIOSH 

The following subsections summarize both radiological operations at Standard Oil Development 

Company from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945 and the information available to NIOSH 

to characterize particular processes and radioactive source materials. From available sources NIOSH 

has gathered limited information regarding the processes performed and source term at the site during 

the operational period. The information included within this evaluation report is intended only to be a 

summary of the available information. As previously discussed, NIOSH’s review and evaluation of 

the post-operational period (after December 31, 1945) is reserved. Therefore, only the radiological 

operations performed during the operational period, as defined by the DOE Office of Health, Safety 

and Security, will be reviewed throughout this report. 

5.1 Standard Oil Development Company Plant and Process Descriptions 

NIOSH has found little documentation that provides detailed process and operational information for 

the operations period from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945. Most information available 

regarding MED activities were based on documentation that contains SODC contracts information 

(FUSRAP, 1991). This contract information suggests that beginning in the early 1940s, SODC was 

involved in procurement activities and work for the MED. The procurement activities for the MED 

involved both procurement and coordination of uranium supplies for other sites, not for SODC. 

SODC was also involved in the development of uranium metal through a chemical reduction process 

using uranium chloride and sodium and several other research and development activities involving 

various uranium compounds (FUSRAP, 1991). 

During the same period, SODC was involved in studies on the use of gaseous centrifuges for uranium 

enrichment. SODC was contracted to develop and operate a gaseous centrifuge pilot plant (FUSRAP, 

1991). By end of the operational period, the centrifuge pilot plant was dismantled and stored on a part 

of SODC leased by the Office of Scientific Development and Research (FUSRAP, 1993). 

Limited information regarding the amount of source material stored onsite and used during SODC’s 

operational period is available. Documentation from Atlanta National Archives and Records 

Administration and some memos indicate that several hundred pounds of uranium trioxide (UO3) and 

uranium hexafluoride (UF6) were shipped to “Bayway” and the “ESSO Lab” in 1942, 1943, and 1944. 

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An inventory of material stored onsite after the end of the Office of Scientific Research and 

Development (OSRD)/MED operations, which was to be removed in 1949, included 475 pounds of 

UO3 in 75-pound containers, approximately 1,100 pounds of uranium in process solution, and 3 steel 

drums of dilute uranium waste solutions (FUSRAP, 1991; Erickson, 1949). As stated in the memo, 

the 475 pounds of UO3 was still packaged and was never opened (Erickson 1949). 

SODC had two areas where radiological work was conducted, the Bayway Facility and the Linden 

Laboratory. The Centrifuge Pilot Plant was built at the Bayway Facility, but it is uncertain where the 

uranium reduction work occurred. An accurate layout or description of the affected areas of the 

facilities was not located, and documentation suggests that the original structures where radiological 

work took place no longer exist (Berger, 1990; FUSRAP, 1991). 

5.2 Radiological Exposure Sources from SODC Operations 

The following subsections provide an overview of the internal and external exposure sources for the 

SODC class under evaluation. 

5.2.1 Internal Radiological Exposure Sources from SODC Operations 

Based on the descriptions of the operations performed at SODC in the pre-1946 timeframe, there is a 

potential for personnel internal exposures from OSRD/MED operations at the site during the period 

from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945. Contracts suggest that beginning in the early 

1940s, SODC was involved in uranium reduction development to produce metallic uranium (Kraus, 

1942) as well as research and development with other uranium compounds. SODC was also involved 

in the study and development of uranium enrichment using gaseous centrifuges. In addition, SODC 

built and operated a gaseous centrifuge pilot plant. The timeframe for internal exposures during site 

operations is from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945, which is the timeframe when 

gaseous centrifuge activities and uranium reduction work took place (DOE, 1997; Young, 1987). 

Internal exposures to uranium during the operational time period (August 13, 1942 through December 

31, 1945), the time in which gaseous centrifuge activities and uranium reduction work took place, 

were likely. During these activities, uranium compounds could have become airborne. The extent of 

airborne concentrations would have depended on many factors, including the volatility of the uranium 

compounds, the physical processes that could cause airborne constituents, and the engineering 

controls such as containment of the compounds, ventilation flows, and filtration. The most likely 

mode of internal contamination from these processes was inhalation, and to a lesser extent ingestion 

(Battelle-TBD-6001). Uranium is an internal exposure hazard because of its decay mechanism (alpha) 

and the fact that it can remain in the body for a long period of time. Because of the operational 

timeframe, recycled uranium would not have been present. However, since enrichment operations 

took place, depleted, natural, and enriched uranium were present (Smyth, 1945 p.101). 

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5.2.2 External Radiological Exposure Sources from SODC Operations 

External exposures from uranium were likely from both uranium-235 separation/enrichment activities 

as part of the gaseous centrifuge research and pilot plant activities and development/research with 

various uranium compounds. Due to its decay properties, uranium is an external exposure hazard that 

can result in photon, beta, and neutron exposures. The relative uranium isotopic mixtures, methods 

used to contain the uranium, and the quantities involved are key parameters in determining the extent 

of the external radiological hazards. The timeframe for external exposures from site operations is 

from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945, the times in which known gaseous centrifuge 

activities and uranium reduction work took place (Young, 1987). Based on the operations that took 

place, exposure to depleted, natural, and enriched uranium was possible. 

5.2.2.1 Photon 

Photon exposure from natural, depleted, and enriched uranium was likely during the operational 

period from equipment, materials, and contamination. Depending on the level of uranium progeny 

present in the uranium compounds, the external hazard from photon emissions can be from lowenergy X-rays of approximately 13 keV to higher energy bremsstrahlung photons in the range of 30-

250 keV (Battelle-TBD-6001). The low-energy X-rays originate from uranium-238 decay and the 

higher energy bremsstrahlung photons occur from interactions with the 2.28 MeV beta from the decay 

of protactinium-234 metastable (Battelle-TBD-6001). The gaseous centrifuge separation processes 

involved natural, depleted, and enriched uranium while the research and development work with 

uranium compounds and the uranium reduction processes were expected to have involved natural 

uranium. Uranium-235 presence is determined by the level of enrichment. It decays with the 

emission of several photons, the most prevalent (54%) having an energy of 0.186 keV (Battelle-TBD6001). Documentation describing the source terms and quantities for the operational period is 

incomplete. 

5.2.2.2 Beta 

Exposure from beta radiation is primarily due to the decay of protactinium-234 metastable from 

uranium progeny. The degree of uranium progeny ingrowth would determine the magnitude of the 

potential hazard. The 2.28 MeV beta energies possess an external shallow dose hazard because of the 

penetrating ability of the beta particle (Battelle-TBD-6001). This beta source was present during the 

operational period. 

5.2.2.3 Neutron 

Incidental exposure to neutron radiation from uranium operations (spontaneous fission and alphaneutron reactions with uranium) was possible during the operational period. Natural, depleted, and 

enriched uranium were present from the gaseous centrifuge operations. 

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6.0 Summary of Available Monitoring Data for the Class Evaluated 

by NIOSH 

No internal or external personal monitoring data, surveys, or area radiological monitoring at SODC 

are available for the operational period being evaluated in this report. NIOSH does not believe it has 

access to area monitoring or sufficient source term information that would sufficiently represent the 

radiological conditions that were present during the operations period at SODC. 

Although medical X-ray data were unavailable during the operations period timeframe, NIOSH does 

believe it has sufficient information regarding medical monitoring programs across the OSRD/MED 

complex, as defined in ORAUT-0TIB-0006 that would apply to the SODC operational personnel. 

7.0 Feasibility of Dose Reconstruction for the Class Evaluated by 

NIOSH 

The feasibility determinations for the class of employees under evaluation in this report are governed 

by both EEOICPA and 42 C.F.R. § 83.13(c)(1). Under that Act and rule, NIOSH must establish 

whether or not it has access to sufficient information either to estimate the maximum radiation dose 

for every type of cancer for which radiation doses are reconstructed that could have been incurred 

under plausible circumstances by any member of the class, or to estimate the radiation doses to 

members of the class more precisely than a maximum dose estimate. If NIOSH has access to 

sufficient information for either case, NIOSH would then determine that it would be feasible to 

conduct dose reconstructions. 

In determining feasibility, NIOSH begins by evaluating whether current or completed NIOSH dose 

reconstructions demonstrate the feasibility of estimating with sufficient accuracy the potential 

radiation exposures of the class. If the conclusion is one of infeasibility, NIOSH systematically 

evaluates the sufficiency of different types of monitoring data, process and source or source term data, 

which together or individually might assure that NIOSH can estimate either the maximum doses that 

members of the class might have incurred, or more precise quantities that reflect the variability of 

exposures experienced by groups or individual members of the class as summarized in Section 7.6. 

This approach is discussed in OCAS’s SEC Petition Evaluation Internal Procedures which are 

available at http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ocas. The next four major subsections of this Evaluation 

Report examine: 

• The sufficiency and reliability of the available data. (Section 7.1) 

• The feasibility of reconstructing internal radiation doses. (Section 7.2) 

• The feasibility of reconstructing external radiation doses. (Section 7.3) 

• The bases for petition SEC-00129 as submitted by the petitioner. (Section 7.4) 

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7.1 Pedigree of SODC Data 

This subsection answers questions that need to be asked before performing a feasibility evaluation. 

Data Pedigree addresses the background, history, and origin of the data. It requires looking at site 

methodologies that may have changed over time; primary versus secondary data sources and whether 

they match; and whether data are internally consistent. All these issues form the bedrock of the 

researcher’s confidence and later conclusions about the data’s quality, credibility, reliability, 

representativeness, and sufficiency for determining the feasibility of dose reconstruction. The 

feasibility evaluation presupposes that data pedigree issues have been settled. 

7.1.1 Internal and External Monitoring Data Pedigree Review 

NIOSH has not identified any radiological monitoring data (personnel internal dosimetry data/records, 

radiological surveys, or area monitoring data) to support bounding (reconstructing with sufficient 

accuracy) the internal or external dose during the operational period at SODC. Thus, an internal and 

external data pedigree review is not possible for the operational period (August 13, 1942 through 

December 31, 1945). 

7.2 Evaluation of Bounding Internal Radiation Doses at SODC 

The principal source of internal radiation dose for members of the class under evaluation was airborne 

uranium. During the operational period, internal exposure was possible from airborne activity 

generated from operations as well as from re-suspended contamination. Operational activities 

included the study and development of uranium enrichment using gaseous centrifuges, operating a 

gaseous centrifuge pilot plant, and development/research of various uranium compounds. 

7.2.1 Evaluation of Bounding Process-Related Internal Doses 

NIOSH has not identified any SODC internal radiological exposure monitoring data for the 

operational period. Some of the activities at SODC included the study, development and operation of 

a uranium enrichment gaseous centrifuges and research and development of various uranium 

compounds. The gaseous centrifuge process for enriching uranium was built and operated at SODC. 

This was a unique project for which there were no operational logs, descriptions of activities, or any 

corresponding radiological data. The source terms and radiological exposure scenarios are not known, 

and due to the unique nature of the pilot plant activities, it is not possible to use or develop adequate 

surrogate radiological data. There is insufficient SODC information or documentation to support 

correlating or comparing the SODC operations and exposure scenarios for the purpose of establishing 

internal bounding dose assessments for the operational period at SODC. NIOSH has therefore 

determined that internal doses at SODC cannot be bounded for the operational period (August 13, 

1942 through December 31, 1945). 

7.2.2 Internal Dose Reconstruction Feasibility Conclusion 

Based on the unique nature of the gaseous centrifuge pilot plant activities and the lack of SODC 

information for the operational period, NIOSH has determined that it is not feasible to bound the 

internal dose (reconstruct the internal dose with sufficient accuracy) during the SODC operational 

period. 

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7.3 Evaluation of Bounding External Radiation Doses at SODC 

The principal source of external radiation doses for members of the proposed class was exposure to 

uranium compounds (Battelle-TBD-6001). During the operational period, external exposures could 

have resulted from radioactive equipment and materials, surface contamination, and submersion in 

airborne activity generated from operations and from re-suspended contamination. 

7.3.1 Evaluation of Bounding Process-Related External Doses 

NIOSH has not identified any SODC external radiological monitoring data for the operational period. 

Some of the activities at SODC included the study, development and operation of a uranium 

enrichment gaseous centrifuges and research and development of various uranium compounds. The 

gaseous centrifuge process for enriching uranium was built and operated at SODC. This was a unique 

project for which there were no operational logs, descriptions of activities, or any corresponding 

radiological data. The source terms and radiological exposure scenarios are not known, and due to the 

unique nature of the pilot plant activities, it is not possible to use or develop adequate surrogate 

radiological data. There is insufficient SODC information or documentation to support correlating or 

comparing the SODC operations and exposure scenarios for the purpose of establishing external 

bounding dose assessments for the operational period at SODC. NIOSH has therefore determined that 

external doses at SODC cannot be bound for the operational period (August 13, 1942 through 

December 31, 1945). 

7.3.2 Evaluation of Bounding Operational-Period Medical X-Rays 

Occupational X-ray examinations were assumed to occur on an annual basis during the operational 

period as described in Battelle-TBD-6001 and ORAUT-OTIB-0006. SODC exposures from medical 

X-rays can be bound from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945, as assessed in the available 

documentation. 

7.3.3 External Dose Reconstruction Feasibility Conclusion 

Based on the lack of SODC information for the operational period and the unique nature of the 

gaseous centrifuge pilot plant activities, with the exception of medical X-rays, NIOSH has determined 

that it is not feasible to bound the external dose (reconstruct the external dose with sufficient 

accuracy) during the SODC operational period. 

7.4 Evaluation of Petition Basis for SEC-00129 

The following subsections evaluate the assertions made on behalf of petition SEC-00129 for SODC. 

7.4.1 Insufficient documentation 

SEC-00129: There is [sic] no personnel dosimetry data, there are no operating logs, no incident 

reports, and I am unaware of even any technical reports documenting the AEC sponsored uranium 

processing that occurred during the 1940’s. 

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NIOSH Response: As evaluated in this report, NIOSH believes that there is insufficient 

documentation to support bounding the dose (reconstructing dose with sufficient accuracy) for the 

operational period at SODC, which covers both MED and any non-MED radiological work. 

7.4.2 Concern regarding Battelle-TBD-6001 

SEC-00129: The petitioner agrees with the findings of SC&A regarding Battelle-6001 and feels it is 

inadequate for performing dose reconstructions at SODC. 

NIOSH Response: NIOSH has determined that Battelle-TBD-6001 is inadequate to support bounding 

the dose (reconstructing dose with sufficient accuracy) at SODC during the operational period. 

7.5 Other Potential SEC Issues Relevant to the Petition Identified During the 

Evaluation 

During the feasibility evaluation for SEC-00129, a number of issues were identified that needed 

further analysis and resolution. The issues and their current status are: 

•	 ISSUE: There is no site profile for SODC at this time. 

RESPONSE: When available, site specific profiles are used to assist in determining doses during 

operational periods. Lacking specific information regarding the operations at the site, NIOSH has 

concluded in this evaluation that it is not feasible to bound doses (reconstruct dose with sufficient 

accuracy) during the operational period at SODC. 

•	 ISSUE: There are no identified monitoring data at this time. 

RESPONSE: No radiological monitoring data were found for SODC and NIOSH believes there is 

insufficient data to support bounding the dose (reconstructing dose with sufficient accuracy) for 

the operational period at SODC. 

•	 ISSUE: Data Capture efforts need to be evaluated to determine if additional documents are 

available. 

RESPONSE: No additional documents associated with radiological monitoring have been found. 

Only additional information regarding contracts and non-MED work were located. As previously 

discussed, the review of the residual radioactivity period for SODC is reserved by NIOSH pending 

additional research. 

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• ISSUE: Need to determine when the operational period stops. 

RESPONSE: In 1945 the pilot plant was dismantled and decontaminated (FUSRAP, 1991). The 

operational period was determined to have ended on December 31, 1945, which agrees with the 

DOE Office of Health, Safety and Security defined operational period. 

• ISSUE: Need to identify radiological work activities and define the affected area of the facility. 

RESPONSE: Uranium reduction activities took place and a gaseous centrifuge pilot plant was 

built and partially operated. However, due to the lack of information, it is unclear if these 

activities are comprehensive and if other non-MED activities were occurring at the same time. 

The pilot plant was located at the Bayway Facility, but the location of other activities is not known 

(Young, 1987). 

7.6 Summary of Feasibility Findings for Petition SEC-00129 

This report evaluates the feasibility for completing dose reconstructions for employees at SODC from 

August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945. Due to the lack of available radiological data, the 

uncertainty of radiological activities during the operational period, and the unique nature of the 

gaseous centrifuge pilot plant activities, NIOSH determined that it was infeasible to reconstruct doses 

from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945. 

Table 7-1 summarizes the results of the feasibility findings at SODC for each exposure source during 

the time period August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945. 

Table 7-1: Summary of Feasibility Findings for SEC-00129 

August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945 

Source of Exposure Reconstruction Feasible Reconstruction Not Feasible 

Internal X

 - Uranium X 

External X

 - Gamma X 

 - Beta X 

 - Neutron X 

 - Occupational Medical X-ray X 

As of February 10, 2009, a total of one claim has been submitted to NIOSH for an individual who 

worked at SODC and was covered by the class definition evaluated in this report. Dose 

reconstructions have been completed for that individual (100%). 

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8.0 Evaluation of Health Endangerment for Petition SEC-00129 

The health endangerment determination for the class of employees covered by this evaluation report is 

governed by both EEOICPA and 42 C.F.R. § 83.13(c)(3). Under these requirements, if it is not 

feasible to estimate with sufficient accuracy radiation doses for members of the class, NIOSH must 

also determine that there is a reasonable likelihood that such radiation doses may have endangered the 

health of members of the class. Section 83.13 requires NIOSH to assume that any duration of 

unprotected exposure may have endangered the health of members of a class when it has been 

established that the class may have been exposed to radiation during a discrete incident likely to have 

involved levels of exposure similarly high to those occurring during nuclear criticality incidents. If 

the occurrence of such an exceptionally high-level exposure has not been established, then NIOSH is 

required to specify that health was endangered for those workers who were employed for a number of 

work days aggregating at least 250 work days within the parameters established for the class or in 

combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of 

employees in the SEC. 

NIOSH’s evaluation determined that it is not feasible to estimate radiation dose for members of the 

NIOSH-evaluated class who worked during the operational period at SODC from August 13, 1942 

through December 31, 1945, with sufficient accuracy based on the sum of information available from 

available resources. Modification of the class definition regarding health endangerment and minimum 

required employment periods, therefore, is required. NIOSH did not identify any evidence supplied 

by the petitioners or from other resources that would establish that the proposed class was exposed to 

radiation during a discrete incident likely to have involved exceptionally high-level exposures. 

However, evidence indicates that some workers in the proposed class may have accumulated 

substantial chronic exposures through episodic intakes of radionuclides, combined with external 

exposures to gamma, beta, and neutron radiation. Consequently, NIOSH has determined that health 

was endangered for those workers covered by this evaluation who were employed for at least 250 

aggregated work days either solely under their employment or in combination with work days within 

the parameters established for other SEC classes (excluding aggregate work day requirements). 

9.0 Class Conclusion for Petition SEC-00129 

Based on its full research of the class under evaluation, NIOSH has defined a single class of 

employees for which NIOSH cannot estimate radiation doses with sufficient accuracy. The NIOSHproposed class to be added to the SEC includes: All employees of the Standard Oil Development 

Company in Linden, New Jersey during the period from August 13, 1942 through December 31, 1945, 

who were monitored, or should have been monitored, for exposure to ionizing radiation while 

working for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, either solely under this 

employment or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more 

other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort. 

NIOSH has carefully reviewed all material sent in by the petitioner, including the specific assertions 

stated in the petition, and has responded herein (see Section 7.4). NIOSH has also reviewed available 

technical resources and many other references, including the Site Research Database (SRDB), for 

information relevant to SEC-00129. In addition, NIOSH reviewed its NOCTS dose reconstruction 

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database to identify EEOICPA-related dose reconstructions that might provide information relevant to 

the petition evaluation. 

These actions are based on existing, approved NIOSH processes used in dose reconstruction for 

claims under EEOICPA. NIOSH’s guiding principle in conducting these dose reconstructions is to 

ensure that the assumptions used are fair, consistent, and well-grounded in the best available science. 

Simultaneously, uncertainties in the science and data must be handled to the advantage, rather than to 

the detriment, of the petitioners. When adequate personal dose monitoring information is not 

available, or is very limited, NIOSH may use the highest reasonably possible radiation dose, based on 

reliable science, documented experience, and relevant data to determine the feasibility of 

reconstructing the dose of an SEC petition class. NIOSH contends that it has complied with these 

standards of performance in determining the feasibility or infeasibility of reconstructing dose for the 

class under evaluation. 

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10.0 References 

42 C.F.R. pt. 81, Guidelines for Determining the Probability of Causation Under the Energy 

Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000; Final Rule, Federal 

Register/Vol. 67, No. 85/Thursday, p 22,296; May 2, 2002; SRDB Ref ID: 19391 

42 C.F.R. pt. 82, Methods for Radiation Dose Reconstruction Under the Energy Employees 

Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000; Final Rule; May 2, 2002; SRDB Ref ID: 

42 C.F.R. pt. 83, Procedures for Designating Classes of Employees as Members of the Special 

Exposure Cohort Under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 

2000; Final Rule; May 28, 2004; SRDB Ref ID: 22001 

42 U.S.C. §§ 7384-7385 [EEOICPA], Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation 

Program Act of 2000, as amended 

Battelle-TBD-6001, Site Profiles for Atomic Weapons Employers that Refined Uranium and Thorium, 

Rev. F0; Battelle; December 13, 2006; SRDB Ref ID: 30673 

OCAS-PR-004, Internal Procedures for the Evaluation of Special Exposure Cohort Petitions, Rev. 0; 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); Cincinnati, Ohio; September 23, 

2004; SRDB Ref ID: 32022 

ORAUT-OTIB-0006, Dose Reconstruction from Occupationally Related Diagnostic X-Ray 

Procedures, Rev. 03 PC-1; Oak Ridge Associated Universities; Oak Ridge, Tennessee; December 21, 

2005; SRDB Ref ID: 20220 

Berger, 1990, Visit to Potential Sites in Newark and Linden, New Jersey, correspondence to James 

Wagoner II; James D. Berger, Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU); February 12, 1990; SRDB 

Ref ID: 40953 

DOE, 1997, Select Pages of Linking Legacies; Department of Energy (DOE); January 1997; SRDB 

Ref ID: 12005, pdf pp. 2-3 

Erickson, 1949, Disposition Instructions, correspondence to Belmore; W. A. Erickson; January 18, 

1949; SRDB Ref ID: 12005, pdf p. 59 

Form B, 2008, Petition Form B [Survivor] with Supporting Documents; [Name1 Redacted]; 

September 9, 2008; OSA Ref ID: 106905 

FUSRAP, 1991, Standard Oil Development Company Profile, FUSRAP; March 1991; SRDB Ref ID: 

12005, pdf pp. 11-14 

FUSRAP, 1993, License History for Standard Oil Development Co. of NJ, Linden; FUSRAP 

Considered Sites database; July 16, 1993; SRDB Ref ID: 12005, pdf pp. 7-8 

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Kraus, 1942, Progress Report; Charles A. Kraus; December 15, 1942; SRDB Ref ID: 12005, pdf pp. 

Name1, 2008, Clarification Regarding SEC-00129, correspondence to OCAS; [Name1 Redacted]; 

October 17, 2008; OSA Ref ID: 107172 

Name1, 2009, Presentation Contesting DOL’s Recommended Decision, [Name1 Redacted]; February 

19, 2009; OSA Ref ID: 108277 

Smyth, 1945, The Official Report on the Development of the Atomic Bomb Under the Auspices of the 

United States Government; Henry De Wolf Smyth; July 1, 1945; SRDB Ref ID: 43344 

Young, 1987, Status of Investigation of the Former Standard Oil Development Company Linden and 

Bayway, New Jersey; Charles D. Young; December 9, 1987; SRDB Ref ID: 12005, pdf pp. 55-58 

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Attachment 1: Data Capture Synopsis 

Table A1-1: Data Capture Synopsis for Standard Oil Development Company 

Data Capture Information Data Capture Description Co

Primary Site/Company Name: Standard Oil Development Co. of NJ, Linden, NJ (1942-1945). Residual radiation period 1946-July 2006. Other company names:  Bayway Exxon Conoco Phillips 

In 1973 Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was renamed Exxon and the facility became known as Exxon Bayway Refinery. In 1993 Tosco Corporation purchased the refinery from Exxon, Exxon Chemical continued to run the Chemical Plant. In 1999 Exxon-Mobil Corporation formed. In 2002 Tosco bought by Phillips Petroleum, which was merged with Conoco to form ConocoPhillips. Bayway refinery was operated by Standard Oil and successors. Jessica Nacheman (Exxon-Mobil Attorney) reviewed records and determined that no relevant documents exist in their holdings (05/29/2008). Paul Hamada (Conoco-Phillips Attorney) verified on 05/05/2008 that they have no related information. 

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State Contacted: New Jersey, Department of Environment, Radiation Programs. Nancy Stanley, Radiation Health Physicist NJDEP Radiation Programs (609) 984-5452 

Search of state holdings revealed no relevant records related to Standard Oil Development Company. 

02

Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (CEDR) 

No relevant data identified. 01

Department of Energy No relevant data identified. 01Department of Health & Human Services No relevant data identified. 01

DOE Hanford Declassified Document Retrieval System (DDRS) 

Hanford monthly reports. 01

DOE Legacy Management Considered Sites 

FUSRAP items including site summaries, site plot/plans, and information on the uranium chemical processing. 

01

DOE OpenNet No relevant data identified. 01

DOE OSTI Energy Citations No relevant data identified. 04DOE OSTI Information Bridge No relevant data identified. 01

Google General information on isotope separation at SODC, process 

operations at Standard Oil for the MED, historical information, and a description of the separation process using Gas Centrifuge at 

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Table A1-1: Data Capture Synopsis for Standard Oil Development Company 

Data Capture Information Data Capture Description Co

Bayway Refinery and other laboratories. 

NARA Atlanta General discussion on aspects of handling isotopes in the laboratory. 06

National Academies Press (NAP) No relevant data identified. 02

National Archives No relevant data identified. 01National Institute of Health (NIH) No relevant data identified. 01National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) - Nevada Site Office 

No relevant data identified. 01

NRC Agencywide Document Access and Management (ADAMS) 

NRC inspection reports, letters, and license information for a company that performed radiological work at the site. 

01

Washington State University (U.S. Transuranium and Uranium Registries) 

No relevant data identified. 04

Unknown Database report. Total 

Table A1-2: Database Searches for Standard Oil Development Company 

Database/Source Keywords 

DOE Legacy Management Considered Sites http://csd.gjo.doe.gov/ COMPLETED 01/12/2008 

N/A State of New Jersey 

NRC ADAMS Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/webbased.html COMPLETED 01/18/2008 

Standard Oil, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 ESSO, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 Bayway, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 Standard Oil Development, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 

DOE CEDR http://cedr.lbl.gov/ COMPLETED 01/18/2008 

Standard Oil Development ESSO 

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Table A1-2: Database Searches for Standard Oil Development Company 

Database/Source Keywords 

Standard Oil Bayway 

DOE Hanford DDRS http://www2.hanford.gov/declass/ COMPLETED 01/18/2008 

Standard Oil, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 ESSO, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 Standard Oil Development, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 Bayway, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 

Department of Energy http://www.doe.gov/ COMPLETED 01/18/2008 

Standard Oil Development Standard Oil +radiation ESSO +radiation Bayway +radiation 

Department of Health & Human Services http://www.hss.gov/ COMPLETED 01/18/2008 

"Standard Oil" +radiation "Standard Oil Development" +radiation "ESSO" +radiation "Bayway" +radiation 

DOE OpenNet http://www.osti.gov/opennet/advancedsearch.jsp COMPLETED 01/18/2008 

Standard Oil Development, 01/01/1941-12/31/1946 Standard Oil Development, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 ESSO, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 Bayway, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 Standard Oil, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 

DOE OSTI Information Bridge Standard Oil Development, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 

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Table A1-2: Database Searches for Standard Oil Development Company 

Database/Source Keywords 

http://www.osti.gov/bridge/advancedsearch.jsp COMPLETED 01/18/2008 ESSO, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 

Bayway, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 Standard Oil, 01/01/1941-12/31/2006 

National Archives http://www.archives.gov/ COMPLETED 01/18/2008 

"Standard Oil" +radiation "Standard Oil Development" +radiation "ESSO" +radiation "Bayway" +radiation 

National Institute of Health http://www.nih.gov/ COMPLETED 01/18/2008 

"Standard Oil" +radiation "Standard Oil Development" +radiation "ESSO" +radiation "Bayway" +radiation 

NNSA - Nevada Site Office www.nv.doe.gov/main/search.htm COMPLETED 01/18/2008 

Standard Oil ESSO Standard Oil Development Bayway 

National Academies Press http://www.nap.edu/ COMPLETED 02/28/2008 

Bayway 

DOE OSTI Energy Citations http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/ COMPLETED 04/04/2008 

"Standard Oil Development" Linden 01/01/1947-04/04/2008 Bayway Linden 01/01/1947-04/04/2008 

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Table A1-2: Database Searches for Standard Oil Development Company 

Database/Source Keywords 

ESSO Linden 01/01/1947-04/04/2008 

U.S. Transuranium & Uranium Registries http://www.ustur.wsu.edu/ COMPLETED 04/04/2008 

Standard Oil OR ESSO OR Bayway 

Google http://www.google.com COMPLETED 04/04/2008 

"Standard Oil" +"Linden" +radiation +contamination "ESSO" +"Linden" +radiation +contamination "FUSRAP" +"Standard Oil" "RCRA" +"Standard Oil" +Linden +radiation "CERCLA" +"Standard Oil" +Linden +radiation "Standard Oil Development" +"Linden" +radiation "Bayway" +"Linden" +radiation +contamination FUSRAP +"Standard Oil Development" FUSRAP +"Standard Oil Development" FUSRAP +"Bayway" RCRA +"Standard Oil Development" RCRA +"ESSO" +Linden +Radioactive RCRA +"Bayway" +Linden +Radioactive CERCLA +"Standard Oil Development" CERCLA +"ESSO" +radioactive +contamination +Linden 

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Table A1-2: Database Searches for Standard Oil Development Company 

Database/Source Keywords 

CERCLA +"Bayway" +radioactive +contamination +Linden "Standard Oil Development" +uranium +Linden "New Jersey" OR Bayway OR americium -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation New Jersey, Bayway Am241 -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation "New Jersey" OR Bayway OR AM-241 -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation ** Without the following words (ORAU, NIOSH, EEOICPA, compensation) Am 241, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway 241Am -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation 241 Am, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation ionium, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation Th230 , Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation Th-230, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation Th 230, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation 

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Table A1-2: Database Searches for Standard Oil Development Company 

Database/Source Keywords 

New Jersey, Bayway Th230 Linden rad -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation -refinery New Jersey, Bayway Th-230 -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -refinery 230 Th, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway neptunium Linden -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway Np237 -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway Np-237 -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation Np 237, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation 237Np, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway Po210 -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway 237 Np -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation polonium, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation 

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Table A1-2: Database Searches for Standard Oil Development Company 

Database/Source Keywords 

New Jersey, Bayway Po210 -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway Po-210 -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation Po 210, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway 210Po -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway 210-Po -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation 210 Po, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway thorium -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway Th232 -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway Th-232 -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation Th 232, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway 232Th -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway 232-Th -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -

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Table A1-2: Database Searches for Standard Oil Development Company 

Database/Source Keywords 

compensation 232 Th, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation z metal, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation myrnalloy, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation chemical 10-66 , Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA-compensation chemical 10-12, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation ionium , Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation UX1 , Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation UX2, Bayway New Jersey -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway Th-230 -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway Th230 -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -compensation New Jersey, Bayway 230-Th -ORAU, -NIOSH, -EEOICPA, -

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compensation bayway New Jersey "230 Th " -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway New Jersey "230Th" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway Th-234, OR Th234 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "Th 234" OR 234-Th OR 234Th "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA –compensation bayway "234 Th" OR tritium "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway H3 Linden "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway H-3 Linden "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway Linden mint OR HTO "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway uranium OR U233 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA –compensation bayway U-233 OR "U 233" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway 233U OR 233-U "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation 

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bayway "U 233" OR U234 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "U 234" OR U-234 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway 234U OR 234-U "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "234 U" OR U235 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "U 235" OR U-235 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway 235-U OR 235U "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "235 U" OR U238 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "U 238" OR U-238 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway U238 OR 238U "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway 238-U OR "238 U" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway U308 OR U-308 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation 

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bayway "U 308" OR 308-U "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway 308U OR "308 U" "New Jersey " -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA –compensation bayway "uranium extraction" OR "Black oxide" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "brown oxide" OR "green salt" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "orange oxide" OR "yellow cake" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway UO2 OR UO3 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA compensation bayway UF4 OR UF6 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway C-216 OR C-616 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway C-65 OR C-211 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway U3O8 OR plutonium "New Jersey " -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway Pu-238 OR Pu238 OR "Pu 238" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway 238Pu OR 238-Pu OR "238 Pu" "New Jersey" -ORAU -

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NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway Pu239 OR Pu-239 OR "Pu 239" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway 239Pu OR 239-Pu OR "239 Pu" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway Pu-240 OR Pu240 OR "Pu 240" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway 240Pu OR 240-Pu OR "240 Pu" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway Pu-241 OR Pu241 OR "Pu 241" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway 241Pu OR 241-Pu OR "241 Pu" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway radium Standard Oil "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway Ra-226 OR Ra226 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "Ra 226" OR 226Ra OR 226-Ra "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway New-Jersey "226 Ra" OR Ra-228 OR Ra228 " " -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "Ra 228" OR 228Ra OR 228-Ra "New Jersey " -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation 

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bayway "228 Ra" OR radon OR Rn-222 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway Rn222 OR "Rn 222" OR 222Rn "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway 222-Rn OR "222 Rn" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway thoron OR Rn-220 OR Rn220 OR "Rn 220" "New Jersey" ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation tolerance dose, OR urinalysis, OR urine, OR "whole body count", OR WBC, OR "working level", OR WL, OR X-ray, OR "X ray", OR Xray, Bayway Chemical thermal diffusion, OR "thermoluminescent dosimeter", OR TLD, OR "Tiger Team" bayway 220Rn OR 220-Rn OR "220 Rn" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "220 Rn" OR protactinium "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway Pa234m OR Pa-234m "New Jersey " -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "Pa 234" OR 234mPa "New Jersey " -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway 234m-Pa OR "234m Pa" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -

EEOICPA -compensation 

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bayway strontium OR Sr-90 "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway Sr90 OR "Sr 90" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway 90-Sr OR 90Sr "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway oralloy OR postum "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -

EEOICPA -compensation bayway tuballoy OR UNH "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "uranyl nitrate hexahydrate" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway K-65 OR "sump cake" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "uranium dioxide" OR "uranium tetrafluoride" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "uranium trioxide" OR "uranium hexafluoride" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway accident Linden Standard Oil "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway "air count" OR "air dust" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -

EEOICPA -compensation 

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bayway "air filter" OR "airborne test" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -compensation bayway alpha Standard Oil "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway "belgian congo ore" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway bioassay OR bio-assay "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway Standard Oil breath OR "breathing zone" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA –refinery bayway BZ "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway calibration OR columnation "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway contamination Standard Oil "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway curie OR denitration "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway New Jersey "denitration pot " -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway derby Linden "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -

garden bayway Linden regulus OR dose "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -

EEOICPA –garden 

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bayway Linden dosimeter OR dosimetric "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -garden bayway Linden dosimetry OR electron "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -garden bayway Linden environment standard "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway "ether-project project" "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway exposure Linden "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway "exposure investigation" OR "radiation investigation" "New Jersey " -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway external Linden Standard "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway "F machine" OR fecal "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway "feed material" OR femptocurie "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway Linden film OR fission "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -home –refinery bayway fluoroscopy "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway "Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program" -

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ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA bayway FUSRAP OR gamma-ray -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA bayway "gas proportional" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA bayway "gas diffusion" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA bayway New Jersey "health instrument" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway health Linden standard oil "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway New Jersey "health physics" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway Linden New Jersey standard oil HI -ORAU -NIOSH -business -refinery bayway Linden HP "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -use -job -refinery bayway Linden New Jersey "highly enriched uranium" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA bayway HEU "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA bayway hydrofluorination "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA bayway New-Jersey "in vitro " -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA bayway New-Jersey "in vivo " -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -

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refinery bayway ingestion Linden "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway inhalation Linden "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway incident Linden "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway Linden internal Standard oil "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway Linden investigation Standard oil "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway Linden isotope OR isotopic "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway Linden New Jersey "isotopic enrichment" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway Linden New Jersey "JS project" OR landauer -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway Linden New Jersey "liquid scintillation" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -refinery bayway linden log Standard oil "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA americium, OR Am241, OR Am-241, OR "AM 241", OR 241Am, OR 241-Am, OR "241 Am" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -

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ORAU, -NIOSH bayway linden New Jersey "log book" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA ionium, OR Th230, OR Th-230, OR "Th 230", OR 230Th, OR 230-Th, OR "230 Th" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH neptunium, OR Np237, OR Np-237, OR "Np 237", OR 237Np, OR 237-Np, OR "237 Np" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH polonium, OR Po210, OR Po-210, OR "Po 210", OR 210Po, OR 210-Po, OR "210 Po" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH thorium, OR Th232, OR Th-232, OR "Th 232", OR 232Th, OR 232-Th, OR "232 Th", OR "Z metal", OR myrnalloy, OR "chemical 10-

66", OR "chemical 10-12" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH ionium, OR UX1, OR UX2, OR Th-230, OR Th230, OR "Th 230", OR 230-Th, OR "230 Th", OR 230Th, OR Th-234, OR Th234, OR "Th 234", OR 234-Th, OR 234Th, OR "234 Th" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH tritium, H3, H-3, mint, HTO +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH uranium, OR U233, OR U-233, OR "U 233", OR 233U, OR 233-U, OR "233 U", OR U234, OR "U 234", OR U-234, OR 234U, OR 234-U, OR "234 U" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH 

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U235, OR "U 235", OR U-235, OR 235-U, OR 235U, OR "235 U", OR U238, OR "U 238", OR U-238, OR 238-U, OR 238U, OR "238 U" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH U308, OR "U 308", OR U-308, OR 308-U, OR 308U, OR "308 U", OR "uranium extraction", OR "black oxide", OR "brown oxide" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH "green salt", OR "orange oxide", OR "yellow cake", OR UO2, OR UO3, OR UF4, OR UF6, OR C-216, OR C-616, OR C-65, OR C211, OR U3O8 +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH bayway linden New Jersey "low enriched uranium" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA bayway linden LEU OR MPC "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA -DISH -digital plutonium, OR Pu-238, OR Pu238, OR "Pu 238", OR 238Pu, OR 238-Pu, OR "238 Pu", OR Pu-239, OR Pu239, OR "Pu 239", OR 239Pu, OR 239-Pu, OR "239 Pu" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA-ORAU, -NIOSH bayway metallurgy Linden "New Jersey" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA Pu-240, OR Pu240, OR "Pu 240", OR 240Pu, OR 240-Pu, OR "240 Pu", OR Pu-241, OR Pu241, OR "Pu 241", OR 241Pu, OR 241-Pu, OR "241 Pu" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH bayway Linden microcurie OR millicurie "New Jersey" -ORAU -

NIOSH -EEOICPA radium, OR Ra-226, OR Ra226, OR "Ra 226", OR 226-Ra, OR 

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226Ra, OR 226-Ra, OR Ra-228, OR Ra228, OR "Ra 228", OR 228Ra, OR 228-Ra, OR "228 Ra" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH bayway New Jersey "mixed fission product" -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA radon, OR Rn-222, OR Rn222, OR "Rn 222", OR 222Rn, OR 222-Rn, OR "222 Rn" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH bayway New Jersey Linden MFP -ORAU -NIOSH -EEOICPA thoron, OR Rn-220, OR Rn220, OR "Rn 220", OR 220Rn, OR 220-Rn, OR "220 Rn" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH protactinium, OR Pa-234m, OR Pa234m, OR "Pa 234m", OR 234mPa, OR 234m-Pa, OR "234m Pa" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH strontium, OR Sr-90, OR Sr90, OR "Sr 90", OR 90-Sr, OR 90Sr, OR "90 Sr" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH oralloy, OR postum, OR tuballoy, OR "uranyl nitrate hexahydrate", OR UNH, OR K-65, OR "sump cake" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH "uranium dioxide", OR "uranium tetrafluoride", OR "uranium trioxide" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH "uranium hexafluoride", OR "air count" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH 

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accident +AEC +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH accident +ERDA +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH accident +MED +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH "air dust", OR "air filter", OR "airborne test" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH "alpha particle", OR "belgian congo ore", OR bioassay, OR bioassay +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH breath, OR "breathing zone", OR BZ, OR calibration, OR columnation +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH contamination, OR curie, OR denitration, OR "denitration pot" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH derby, OR regulus, OR dose, OR dosimeter +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH dosimetric, OR dosimetry, OR electron, OR environment +"Bayway

+"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH "Ether-Water Project", OR exposure, OR "exposure investigation", OR "radiation exposure" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH external, OR "F machine", OR fecal, OR "feed material", OR femptocurie, OR film, OR fission, OR fluoroscopy +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH 

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Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, OR FUSRAP, OR gamma-ray, OR "gas proportional", OR "gaseous diffusion" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH health, OR "health instrument", OR "health physics", OR "H.I.", OR HI, OR HP, OR "highly enriched uranium", OR HEU +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH hydrofluorination, OR "in vitro", OR "in vivo", OR incident, OR ingestion, OR inhalation, OR internal +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH investigation, OR isotope, OR isotopic, OR "isotopic enrichment", OR "JS Project", OR Landauer, OR "liquid scintillation" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH log, OR "log sheet", OR "log book", OR "low enriched uranium", OR LEU +"Bayway" +"Linden, N.J." -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH "maximum permissible concentration", OR MPC, OR metallurgy, OR microcurie, OR millicurie +"Bayway" +"Linden, N.J." -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH mixed fission product, OR MFP, OR monitor, OR "air monitoring", OR nanocurie, OR "nasal wipe", OR neutron, OR "nose wipe" +"Bayway" +"Linden, N.J." -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH nuclear, OR Chicago-Nuclear, OR "nuclear fuels", OR "nuclear track emulsion", OR "type A" +"Bayway" +"Linden, N.J." -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH NTA, OR "occupational radiation exposure", OR occurrence, OR "ore concentrate", OR "PC Project" +"Bayway" +"Linden, N.J." -

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EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH permit, OR "radiation work permit", OR "safe work permit", OR "special work permit", OR RWP, OR SWP +"Bayway" +"Linden, N.J." -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH phosphate research, OR photon, OR picocurie, OR pitchblende, OR "pocket ion chamber", OR PIC, OR problem, OR procedure +"Bayway" +"Linden, N.J." -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH radeco, OR radiation, OR radioactive, OR radioactivity, OR radiograph, OR radiological +"Bayway" +"Linden, N.J." -EEOICPA-ORAU, -NIOSH Radiological Survey Data Sheet, OR RSDS, OR radionuclide, OR raffinate, OR reactor +"Bayway" +"Linden, N.J." -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH respiratory, OR "retention schedules", OR roentgen +"Bayway" +"Linden, N.J." -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH sample, OR "air sample", OR "dust sample", OR "general area air sample" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH "solvent extraction", OR source, OR "sealed source", OR spectra, OR spectrograph, OR spectroscopy, OR spectrum, OR standard, OR "operating standard", OR "processing standard" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH survey, OR "building survey", OR "routine survey", OR "special survey", OR "technical basis" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -

ORAU, -NIOSH thermal diffusion, OR "thermoluminescent dosimeter", OR TLD, OR 

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"Tiger Team" +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH tolerance dose, OR urinalysis, OR urine, OR "whole body count", OR WBC, OR "working level", OR WL, OR X-ray, OR "X ray", OR Xray +"Bayway" +"Linden" -EEOICPA, -ORAU, -NIOSH "Standard Oil" collimation OR photofluorography OR "x-ray screening" -NIOSH -EEOICPA -ORAU Bayway collimation OR photofluorography OR "x-ray screening" -NIOSH -EEOICPA -ORAU ESSO AND Linden collimation OR photofluorography OR "x-ray screening" -NIOSH -EEOICPA -ORAU 

Table A1-3: OSTI Documents Ordered for Standard Oil Development Company 

Document Number Document Title Requested Date 

A-2354 OSTI ID: 4360540 or 6625211 

Investigation of the System Methyl Ether and Methyl BorateBoron Fluoride Complex dated 8/2/1945 

10/19/2007 

did not co

A-2357 OSTI ID: 4319825 or 6624676 

Interpretation of the Isotopic Separation in the Distillation of Methyl Ether-Boron Fluoride Complex dated 10/3/1945 

10/19/2007 

did not co

A-2358 OSTI ID: 4342237 or 6667681 

Exchange Method of Preparing Boron Trifluoride Samples for Mass Spectrometer Analysis of Dimethyl Ether-Boron Trifluoride dated 10/23/1945 

10/19/2007 

did not co

A-2359 Analysis of Dimethyl Ether- 10/19/2007 

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OSTI ID: 4352508 or 6684884 Boron Trifluoride dated 

10/26/1945 

did not co

A-2363 OSTI ID: 4361563 or 6667254 

Study of the Reactions of Methyl Ether-Boron Fluoride Complex with Water Under Fractionation Conditions dated 10/31/1945 

10/19/2007 

did not co

A-2365 OSTI ID: 4319918 or 6660119 

Reactions of Boric Acid and Boric Oxide with Methyl EtherBoron Fluoride Complex dated 10/31/1945 

10/19/2007 

did not co

M-2433 OSTI ID: 4330665 or 6667247 

Formation of Methyl Borate from the Methyl Borate-Boron Fluoride Complex dated 9/4/1945 

10/19/2007 

did not co

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