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(Site Profile/Docket Number 217)
Location: Albany, Oregon
Also known as: Teledyne Wah Chang
Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information
The Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) is a unique category of employees established by the Act (42 CFR Part 83). Claims compensated under the SEC do not have to go through the dose reconstruction process. To qualify for compensation under the SEC, a covered employee must meet specific requirements (e.g., must have at least one of 22 “specified cancers,” and have worked for a specified time period at one of the SEC sites). Classes of employees and work sites can be considered for addition to the SEC through a NIOSH petition process. More information about the Special Exposure Cohort can be found on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Open/Active SEC Petitions
There are currently no open/active SEC petitions from Wah Chang.
Class(es) Added to the SEC
All Atomic Weapons Employer employees who worked in any building at the Wah Chang facility in Albany, Oregon, for the operational period from January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees included in the Special Exposure Cohort.
**Note:** This class was established from Petition 174Classes Not Added to the SEC
All Atomic Weapons Employees who worked in any building at the Wah Chang facility in Albany, Oregon, for the entire residual contamination period from January 1, 1973, through October 31, 2009.
**Note:** This class was established from Petition 174Petitions Qualified for Evaluation
Below is a list of the petitions that qualified for evaluation. Select a petition on the list to view the table for that particular petition.
Petition 174 (Jan 1, 1971 to Oct 31, 2009)
	Petition 174 Information
Steps in Petition Process:
Petition Details:Date Received
June 9, 2010Date Qualified for Evaluation
August 16, 2010Summary of Information in Petition
**Job Titles and/or Job Duties:** All employees who worked in any buildings
**Period of Employment:** Operational period from January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972, and the residual radioactivity period from January 1, 1973 through October 31, 2009
**Note:** The information above is what qualified for evaluation. During our evaluation of whether dose reconstructions can adequately be completed for the above job titles and period of employment, information may cause NIOSH to change some the dates or job titles/duties. Therefore, as this petition proceeds through the SEC petition process and if an SEC class is proposed, the proposed class may not exactly match the above information.Copy of the Petition Received
June 9, 2010 [633 KB (11 pages)](January 1, 1971 through January 11, 1979)Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Wah Chang SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
September 14, 2010 [42 KB (1 page)](January 1, 1971 through October 31, 2009)SEC Petition Evaluation Report
December 20, 2010 [435 KB (48 pages)] (January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board
December 27, 2010(January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on February 23, 2011, during its regular meeting.
**Note:** Agendas and transcripts for Board meetings will be posted on the Advisory Board and Public Meetings page as soon as they become available.Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
March 28, 2011 [29 KB (2 pages)](January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
April 29, 2011 [77 KB (10 pages)] (January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)
June 3, 2011 [67 KB (9 pages)] (January 1, 1973 through October 31, 2009)HHS Designation/Determination of Additional Members to the SEC
**Designation:**
April 29, 2011 [34 KB (5 pages)] (January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)
**Determination:**
June 3, 2011 [25 KB (4 pages)] (January 1, 1973 through October 31, 2009)
**Note:** A “designation” means that HHS is recommending a class be added to the SEC. A “determination” means that HHS is recommending a class **not** be added to the SEC.Federal Register Notice: Designation/Determination of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
**Designation:**
May 17, 2011 [38 KB (1 page)] (January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)
**Determination:**
June 24, 2011 [40 KB (1 page)] (January 1, 1973 through October 31, 2009)
**Note:** A “designation” will be published if there is a recommendation to add a class to the SEC. A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation **not** to add a class to the SEC.Effective Date for the SEC Class
May 29, 2011 (January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)
**Note:** this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
June 9, 2011 [53 KB (1 page)] (January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)
**Note:** this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
June 6, 2011 [17 KB (1 page)] (January 1, 1971 through December 31, 1972)
**Note:** this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.
SEC Petitions Not Qualifying for Evaluation
In addition to the petition listed above, one petition was received but did not qualify for evaluation.
Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs) and Program Evaluation Reports (PERs)
NIOSH is committed to applying the best available science in dose reconstructions. In keeping with this commitment, completed cases with probabilities of causation less than 50% are reviewed as relevant new information becomes available. The results of these reviews are described in a Program Evaluation Report (PER). The PER details the effect, if any, of the new information on the completed dose reconstruction. If it appears that the new information may result in an increase in dose for a completed dose reconstruction with a probability of causation of less than 50%, NIOSH is committed to working with the Department of Labor to reopen and rework the dose reconstruction, as appropriate. A Program Evaluation Plan (PEP) describes plans for evaluating specific program details or issues.
DCAS-PER-048 Rev-0: Wah Chang [29 KB (2 pages)]September 27, 2013
**About this Document:** Reviews claims that may have been affected by: changes in the dates of the operational and residual period, a Special Exposure Cohort designation, and a revision of ORAUT-OTIB-0070: Dose Reconstruction During Residual Radioactivity Periods at Atomic Weapons Employer Facilities which was used in some previous dose reconstructions.
**Summary:** The dose for affected claims was recalculated using all currently approved methods and information and resulted in a probability of causation below 45%.Public Comments on Wah Chang Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on Wah Chang Documents can be submitted to the NIOSH Docket Officer electronically by email at nioshdocket@cdc.gov or printed comments can be mailed to:
NIOSH Docket Office
Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34
1090 Tusculum Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45226
Please include the Site Profile/Docket Number (217) on all comments.
Comments Received
At this time, no comments have been submitted on Wah Chang documents.
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  June 30, 2022						Source: 	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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