occupies a nominal 300 square meters of floor space. The floor of the special finishing

area is concrete and contains shallow utility trenches. There are no floor drains. The
floor surfaces are generally rough and pitted and are covered with a thin layer of oil
absorbent material and dried oil and grease. Machining and material storage racks are
present in various areas of the floor. The ceiling is approximately 12 meters high and is

supported by a framework of steel trusses. The machining area of the building does not

have any interior walls or partitions.


‘ 12636!

PROJECT SUMMARY

SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND REMEDIAL ACTION
: amanda AT THE os:
FORMER'SLISS AND LAUGHLIN STEEL COMPANY Si
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PROPOSED ACTIONS: Planned activities consist of site characterization in late
February 1995 and future remedial action, if necessary, in July 1995. Planned
activities at the site to further define the nature and extent of contamination prior to
remediation will involve the collection of samples to assist in the characterization of
potential waste material, and performance of a radiological survey to verify previous
characterization results. A survey of the accessible overheads around the special
“finishing area will be conducted. A less intensive survey will be performed throughout
the remainder of the building, with emphasis on adjacent areas, high traffic areas, and
likely areas of contamination, such as areas which have had the floor re-finisned or at
slab joints. This will consist of collecting core samples by drilling through the concrete
slab in re-finished areas and slab joints. Dust samples will be collected from the
“Gyerheads and the material in for trenches. Remedial activities may consist of
decontamination of interior building surfaces and potential removal of soil beneath the
concrete floors. -~

LOCATION: The former Bliss and Laughlin Steel Company site is located at 110
Hopkins Street in uffalo, New York and is presently owned by Niagara Cold Drawn
Corporation (NCDC).

DISCUSSION: In the fall of 1952, the Bliss and Laughlin Steel Company performed
machining and straightening operations on uranium rods. The finished rods were
shipped to the Fernald Site in Ohio; turnings were returned by the Atomic Energy
Commission (AEC) to Lake Ontario Ordinance Works (LOOW) for packaging and
ultimate disposal or recycling.

The former Bliss and Laughlin site consists of a single large building with a floor area
of about 12,000 cubic, meters. There have been only minor changes to the structure
_._Since the 4950's. Thé floor is concrete and contains several shallow trenches. Flou:
°""’guirfacéS’are generally rough, pitted, and covered with a thin layer of oil absorbent
material, dried oil, and grease. Machining equipment and material storage racks
.~ prevent access to some floor surface area: Ceilings are approximately 12 meters
high and supported by a framework of trusses, The machining area of the building is
apen (.6. withaut inside was or parttions).

DETERMINATION: DOE has determined that the proposed action would have no

effect on any archaeological sites or relics or historic ‘properties included or eligible for
— inclusion’in the National Register of Historic Places. DOE requests your concurrence

in this determination.

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US Army Corps
of. Engineers.



Special Exposure Cohort Petition
under the Energy Employees Occupational
lliness Compensation Act

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

OMB Number: 0920-0639 Expires: 05/31/2007

Special Exposure Cohort Petition — Form B Page 4 of 7
ion of Employee Class Covered by Petition — Complete Section E.
D

Name of DOE or AWE Faci iss 3 Saugh lyiy <Tee L

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the Facility relevant to this petition:
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List job titles an@/or job duties of employees included in the cla. In addition, you can list by
name any individuals other than petitioners identified on this form

' j indi who ypu believe should be
included in this class: Sow ene feStUre, aphchsl Fb hack

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E.4 Employment Dates relevant to this petition:
Start 1936 End
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Is the petition based on one or more unmonitored, uprecorded, or inadequately monitored or
recorded exposure incidents?: Q Yes lo

If yes, provide the date(s) of the incident(s) and a complete description (attach additional pages

as necessary):
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- prevent access to some floor surface areas Ceilings are approximately 12 meters ;
high and supported by a framework of trusses. The machining: area of the building is

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Name or Social Security Number of First Petitioner:


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Designation Summary
Bliss & Laughlin, Buffalo

Site Description:
The following discussion is based upon the survey report (Burger, et al 1992).

The former Bliss and Laughlin facility at 110 Hopkins Street consists of a
single large building, with a floor area of about 12,000 m? (Figures 1 and 2).
There have been only minor changes to the main structure, since the uranium
operations in the 1950’s. Equipment inside the building has been rearranged
or replaced to varying degrees. The current facility occupants indicate that
machining operations, such as were performed on the uranium rods, would have
been located in the "special finishing" area occupfes about 300 m® of floor
space. The floor is concrete and contains several shallow utility (water,
electricity, lubricant, and pneumatic) trenches; there are no drains in this
area. Floor surfaces are generally rough and "Ditted” and are covered with a
thin layer of oi] absorbent material and dried oi] and grease. Machining
equipment and material storage racks prevent access to some floor surface
areas. Coilings are approximately 12 m high and supported by a framework of
trusses. The machining area of the building is open (without inside walls or
partitions). The processing area has not changed, although the machining
equipment has been replaced. The disposition of the old equipment is not
known, but it may have been returned/traded-in to the Medart Company in

St. Louis, Missouri.

Owner History:
The following discussion is based on the authcrity review (Williams, 1992).

The site was owned by Bliss & Laughlin Steel Company. ‘Ramco Stee}
Incorporated purchased the facility jn 1972. As of March 1992, the current
owner and occupant is the Niagara Cold Drawn Corporation.

Radiological History and Status:

Surveys were conducted by NLO during rod-turning operations. The alpha
measurements of the general area ranged from 60 to 4900 disintegrations

per minute per cubic meter (dpm/M’), above the guidelines of the day which
restricted exposure to 70 dpm/M’. The Medart rod turning machine gave very
nigh readings, approximately 20,000 dpm/M on average with a maximum reading
of 205,000 dpm/M’. Samples taken of the general area with the machine off
showed only slightly elevated levels of radioactivity (Ref. a).

There is no evidence that the site was decontaminated.

An on-site visit was conducted by the Department of Energy and Oak Ridge
Institute for Science and Education on March 14, 1992. This survey determined
that residual uranium was present in the floor of the building above DOE
Guidelines (DOE, 1987).

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PROJECT SUMMARY

SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND REMEDIAL ACTION
sucsoauw AT THE a
FORMER'BLUSS AND LAUGHLIN STEEL COMPANY SITE

PROPOSED ACTIONS: Planned activities consist of site characterization in late
February 1995 and future remedial action, if necessary, in July 1995. Planned
activities at the site to further define the nature and extent of contamination prior to
remediation will involve the collection of samples to assist in the characterization of
potential waste material, and performance of a radiological survey to verify previous
characterization results. A survey of the accessible overheads around the special

~-“efinishing area will be conducted. A less intensive survey will be performed throughout

apnea

the remainder of the building, with emphasis on adjacent areas, high traffic areas, and
likely areas of contamination, such as areas which have had the floor re-finisned or at
slab joints. This will consist of collecting core samples by drilling through the concrete
slab in re-finished areas and slab joints. Dust samples will be collected from the

“overheads and the material in “oor trenches. Remedial activities may consist of

decontamination of interior building surfaces ard potential removal of soil beneath the

- Concrete AlOOFS. . _mmewrmeergs 7m

LOCATION: The former Bliss and Laughlin Steel Company site is located at 110
Hopkins Street in Buffalo, New York and is presently owned by Niagara Cold Drawn
Corporation (NCDC).

DISCUSSION: In the fall of 1952, the Bliss and Laughlin Steel Company performed
machining and siraightening operations on uranium rods. The finished rods were
shipped to the Fernald Site in Ohio; turnings were returned by the Atomic Energy
Commission (AEC) to Lake Ontario Ordinance Works (LOOW) for packaging and
ultimate disposal or recycling.

The former Bliss and Laughlin site consists of a single large building with a floor area
of about 12,000 cubic meters. There have been only minor changes to the structure
since the 1950's. The floor is concrete and contains several shallow trenches. Flou:

“surfaceés”are generally rough, pitted, and covered with a thin layer of oi! absorbent

material, dried oil, and’grease, Machining equipment and material storage racks

~ prevent access to some floor surface area‘ Ceilings are approximately 12 meters

high and supported by a framework of trusses, The machining area of the building is
open (i.e. without inside walls or partitions). —

DETERMINATION: DOE has determined that the proposed action would have no
effect on any archaeological sites or relics or historic properties included or eligible for

’ inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. DOE requests your concurrence

in this determination,

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POST-REMEDIAL RADIOLOGICAL
DOSE AND RISK ASSESSMENT
FOR THE BLISS & LAUGHLIN SITE
BUFFALO, NEW YORK

Prepared for:
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District

Prepared by:
URS Group, Ine.
3065 Southwestern Blvd., Suite 202
Orchard Park, New York 14127

March 5, 2002


Spetial Exposure Cohort Petition
under the Energy Employees Occupational
{lIness Compensation Act

Special Exposure Cohort Petition — Form B

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

OMB Number: 0920-0639 Expires: 05/31/2007
Appendix — Petitioner 2

Use of this form and disclosure of Social Security Num!

ber are voluntary. Failure to use this form or disclose

this number will not result in the denial of any right, benefit, or privilege to which you may be entitled.
~

mast oe

Use this Appendix for Petitioner 2.

—

This appendix form is to be used as needed. Petitioner 2, or his or her representative, should complete the

parts applicable to him or her.
n for Parts A, B, or C.

If you need more space to provide additional information, use the continuation page provided at the end of
the form and attach the completed continuation page(s) to Form B.

Except for signatures, please PRINT ail information clearly and neatly on the form.

Refer to the General Instructions on completing petitioner informatio

An Energy Employee (current or former), Start at C
if you are: |Z A Survivor (of a former Energy Employee), Start at B
QA Representative (of a current or former Energy Employee), Start at A

A . Representative information — Complete Section’A if you are authorized by an Employee or
Survivor(s) to petition on behalf of a class.

A. Are you a contact person for an organization? Q Yes (Go to A.2) O) No (Go to A.3)
A.2. Organization Information:
Name of Organization \
Position of Contact Person
A3 Name of Petition Representative:
Mr./Mrs./Ms. First Name Middle Initial Last Name
A4 Address:
Street Apt # P.O. Box
City Pp Zip Code
A5 Telephone Number: ( qi -
A6 Email Address:
A7  Q Check the box at Jéft to indicate you have attached to the back of this form written authorization to

petition by the sérvivor(s) or employee(s) indicated in Parts B oN of this form. An authorization
form for this p¥rpose is provided.

If you are representing a Survivor, go to Part B; if you are representing an Employee, go to Part C.

Name or Social Security Number of First Petitioner:|


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been located in the "special finishing” area, but machining is no longer performed in this section
of the facility. The “special finishing" area occupies about 300 m? of floor space (Figure 3).

The floor is concrete and contains several shallow utility (water, electricity, lubricant, and

pneumatic) trenches; there are no drains in this area. Floor surfaces are generally rough and

“pitted” and are covered with a thin layer of oil absorbent materia) and dried oil and grease.
Machining equipment and material storage racks prevent access to some floor surface areas.
Ceilings are approximately 12 m high and supported by a framework of trusses. The machining

area of the building is open (without inside walls or partitions).
PROCEDURES

On March 14, 1992, representatives of the ORISE Environmental Survey and Site Assessment
Program (ESSAP), assisted by W. A. Williams of the DOE Office of Environmental
Restoration, conducted a radiological survey at the former Bliss and Laughlin Steel Company
facility. The survey was initially conducted in accordance with a plan prepared by the ESSAP
and approved by DOE’EM. Positive findings of residual contamination exceeding guidelines
established the possible eligibility under FUSRAP; initial plans were then modified and the
number of surface activity and exposure rate measurements was reduced. Additional

information, concerning major instrumentation and survey and analysis procedures, is provided

in Apperdices A and B,

OBJECTIVE

The objective of the survey was to determine the radiological status of the site, relative to the
FUSRAP guidelines and DOE Order 5400.5, Chapter IV*. The results will be used by
DOE/EM to determine whether there is a need for further actions under FUSRAP.



095786
ORISE 92/6-6

RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY
OF THE FORMER
BLISS AND LAUGHLIN STEEL
COMPANY FACILITY
BUFFALO, NEW YORK

Prepared by

J, D. Berger

Environmental Survey and Site Assessment Program
Energy/Environmental Systems Division
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-0117

Project Staff

D. A. Gibson R. B. Slaten

Prepared for

Department of Energy
Office of Environmental Restoration

This report is based on work performed under contract number DE-AC05-760R00033 with the
U.S. Department of Energy.



[Special Exposure Cohort Petition U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

under the Energy Employees Occupational Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
\IIness Compensation Act National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
OMB Number: 0920-0639 Expires: 05/31/2007

Special Exposure Cohort Petition — Form B : Page 5 of 7

Basis for Proposing that Records and Information are Inadequate for Individual Dose —
Complete Section F.

Complete at feast one of the following entries in this section by checking the appropriate box and providing
the required information related to the selection. You are not required to complete more than one entry.

F.1 x \We have attached either documents or statements provided by affidavit that indicate that
radiation exposures and radiation doses potentially incurred by members of the proposed class,
that relate to this petition, were not monitored, either through personal monitoring or through area
monitoring.

(Attach documents and/or affidavits to the back of the petition form.)

Describe as completely as possible, to the extent it might be unclear, how the attached
documentation and/or affidavit(s) indicate that potential radiation exposures were not monitored.

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F.2 O I/We have attached either documents or statements provided by affidavit that indicate that
radiation monitoring records for members of the proposed class have been lost, falsified, or
destroyed; or that there is no information regarding monitoring, source, source term, or process
from the site where the employeesworked. -

(Attach documents and/or affidavits tothe back of the petition for:

Describe as completely as possible, to the extent it might be-tinclear, how the attached
documentation and/or affidavit(s) indicate that radiation. lonitoring records for members of the
proposed class have been lost, altered illegally, or deStroyed.

\,

Part F is continued on the following page.

Name or Social Security Number of First Petitioner: 7


Special exposure cohort petition — Form B

Enclosures state that uranium, machined at Bliss and Laughlin Steel was owned by the

government and operations were conducted on Saturdays to avoid disruption of other

activities or for enhanced security. (please see enclosure) lid work

on those Saturdays. LL, .
. No records indicating the

radiological conditions of the site, following uranium machining, have been located.

We have enclosed a man of the site’s floor plan. There was one building housing the mill.

“* "(please see
enclosure.). This information was stated in our transcript at the hearing for this claim
March 22, 2006. J only the mill roof.

There was no separate controlled ventilation system. He breathed the same contaminated
air and was exposed to the same occupational radiation as all other mill workers.
However, his exposure was repeatedly compounded by his 48-60 hour work week.

was exposed to external radiation, deposition of particles on the skin,
immersion in a radioactive cloud, inhalation and ingestion of radionuclides. For lack of
monitoring, NIOSH does not have any informational records on Bliss and Laughlin
Steel, Buffalo, N.Y.

NIOSH tracking


1 INTRODUCTION
Radiological dose and risk assessments were performed for the Bliss & Laughlin site in
order to determine the potential dose and risk due to residual radioactive materials from
work conducted under contract to the Manhattan Engineer District (MED). The U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) determined that Subpart E of 10 CFR 20 is relevant
and appropriate in considering the remediation of the Bliss & Laughlin Site. Under these
criteria, a site is considered acceptable for unrestricted use if the residual activity that is
distinguishable above background radiation results in a total effective dose equivalent
(TEDE) to an average member of the critical group that does not exceed 25 mrem/y and
the residual radioactivity has been reduced to levels that are as low as reasonably
achievable (ALARA). To assure compliance with the selected ARAR (10 CFR 20
Subpart E), two post-remedial dose assessments were performed for the Bliss & Laughlin
Site. The first assessed the dose and radiological cancer risk to a resident (subsistence)
farmer located on the site, (assuming the buildings would be removed and the property
redeveloped in the future), and the other determined the dose and risk to a worker in the
facility. These assessments were developed using the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
RESRAD computer code version 6.1 and RESRAD-Build version 3.1. The details of the

assessments are presented in subsequent text.

1.1 SITE DESCRIPTION AND HISTORY

Bliss & Laughlin is located at 110 Hopkins Street, Buffalo, New York. The location of
the site is shown in Figure 1. The site consists of a single building with a floor area of
about 12,000 m? surrounded by approximately 15,000 m of grounds. The plot plan is
shown in Figure 2. In 1952, Bliss & Laughlin Steel Company performed machining and
straightening operations on uranium rods for National Lead Company of Ohio, a prime
contractor for the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). The site, now owned by Niagara
LaSalle Cold Drawn Corporation, is currently used for the forming of steel products and

is an active industrial site with equipment such as rolling mills.

Historical records indicate that machining operations involving uranium rods were

performed in a section of the building called the “Special Finishing Area,” which


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under the Energy Employees Occupational Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Illness Compensation Act National institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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Public Burden Statement

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 300 minutes per response,
including time for reviewing instructions, gathering the information needed, and completing the form. If you
have any comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,
including suggestions for reducing this burden, send them to CDC Reports Clearance Officer, 1600 Clifton
Road, MS-E-11, Atlanta GA, 30333; ATTN:PRA 0920-0639. Do not send the completed petition form to this
address. Completed petitions are to be submitted to NIOSH at the address provided in these instructions.
Persons are not required to respond to the information collected on this form unless it displays a currently
valid OMB number.

Privacy Act Advisement

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. § 552a), you are hereby notified of the
following:

The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 7384-7385)
(EEOICPA) authorizes the President to designate additional classes of employees to be included in the
Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). EEOICPA authorizes HHS to implement its responsibilities with the
assistance of the National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOSH), an Institute of the Centers for Disease
Controi and Prevention. Information obtained by NIOSH in connection with petitions for including additional
classes of employees in the SEC will be used to evaluate the petition and report findings to the Advisory
Board on Radiation and Worker Health and HHS.

Records containing identifiable information become part of an existing NIOSH system of records under the
Privacy Act, 09-20-147 “Occupational Health Epidemiological Studies and EEOICPA Program Records.
HHS/CDC/NIOSH.” These records are treated in a confidential manner, unless otherwise compelled by law.
Disclosures that NIOSH may need to make for the processing of your petition or other purposes are listed
below.

NIOSH may need to disclose personal identifying information to: (a) the Department of Energy, other federal
agencies, other government or private entities and to private sector employers to permit these entities to
retrieve records required by NIOSH; (b) identified witnesses as designated by NIOSH so that these
individuals can provide information to assist with the evaluation of SEC petitions; (c) contractors assisting
NIOSH; (d) collaborating researchers, under certain limited circumstances to conduct further investigations;
(e) Federal, state and local agencies for law enforcement purposes; and (f) a Member of Congress or a
Congressional staff member in response to a verified inquiry.

This notice applies to all forms and informational requests that you may receive from NIOSH in connection
with the evaluation of an SEC petition.

Use of the NIOSH petition forms (A and B) is voluntary but your provision of information required by these
forms is mandatory for the consideration of a petition, as specified under 42 CFR Part 83. Petitions that fail to
provide required information may not be considered by HHS.

Name or Social Security Number of First Petitioner:


DOE F 13256
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United States Government

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memorandum

DATE:
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ATTN OF:

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Authorization for Remedial Action at the Former Bliss & Laughlin Steel
Company Site, Buffalo, New York

Manager, DOE Oak Ridge Field Office

This is to notify you that the Former Bliss & Laughlin Steei Company site
in Buffalo, New York, is designated for remedial action under the Formerly
Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP). This notification does
not constitute a FUSRAP baseline change control approval. Approval of the
baseline change will be accomplished through the normal baseline change

control procedures.

The site was used by the former Atomic Energy Commission for the machining
and shaping of uranium matal during the 1950s. A radiological survey
found residual uranium within one of the buildings. Because of the
limited extent of the contamination, the site may be remediated using the
expedited cleanup process now under development.

RL. Ffe
Deputy Assistan
for Environmeftal Restoration



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SEC Petition

Office of Compensation Analysis & Support
NIOSH

4676 Columbia Pkwy., MS-C-47
Cincinnati, Ohio 45226

are survivors of an energy employee,
The NIOSH tracking . was employed by Bliss & Laughlin Steel,
Buffalo, New York, { ~ 936 until 1972. We would like to file
a petition for Special Exposure Cohort. Thank you so much.

attachments



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this number will not result in the denial of any right, benefit, or privilege to which you may be entitled.

Use this Appendix for Petitioner 3.

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Q A Representative (of a current or former Energy Employee), Start at A

A_ Representative Information — Complete Section A if you are authorized by an Employee or
Survivor(s) to petition on behalf of a clas:

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A.2. Organization Informijon:

Name of Organization

Position of Contact Person 4
A3 Name of Petition Representative:

Mr./Mrs./Ms. First Name S iddle Initial Last Name
A4 Address: /
Street Apt # _ P.O. Box
Jf

City : a
A5 Telephone Number: ( )

A6 Email Address:

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petition by the’survivor(s) or employee(s) indicated in Parts B or C of this form. An authorization
form for this’purpose is provided.

If you are representing a Survivor, go to Part B; if you are representing an Employee, go to Part C.

Name or Social Security Number of First Petitioner: _


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under the Energy Employees Occupational Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
llIness Compensation Act National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

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Special Exposure Cohort Petition — Form B Appendix — Petitioner 2

Survivor Information — Complete Section B if you are a Survivor or representing a Survivor.

B.1. Name of Survivar:

First Name Middle Initial Last Named
B.2 Social Security Number of Survivor:

B.3. Address of Survivor:

Street , . Apt # P.O. Box
City” State Zib Code’ *

B.4. Telephone Number of Survivor:

B.5 Email Address of Survivor:

B.6 _ Relationship to Employee:

Go to Part C.

Employee Information — Complete Section C.

C.1 Name of Emplovee: a

first Name Middle Initial Last Name

C.2 Former Name of Employee (e.g., maiden name/legal name change/other):

Mr/Mrs./Ms. First Name Middle Initial Last Name
C.3 Social Security Number of Employee: _
C.4 Address of Employee (if living):

Street Apt # P.O. Box
City State Zip Code
C.5 Telephone Number of Employee: ( ) a

C.6 Email Address of Employee: : _

C.7_ Employment Information Related to Petiti
C.7a Employee Number (if known):

C.7b Dates of Employment: Start —173¢ End -1979
C.7¢ Employer Name: Bliss and Laugh! in._S teel

C.7d Work Site Location [10 Ha Phos va
Rueens WY THAAD

C.7e Supervisor's Name:

Sign Part G of the original petition.

Name or Social Security Number of First Petitioner:


DUST? Fe

(ORAU/ORISE) was requested to perform a survey of the site. This report describes the

procedures and results of that survey.

PROJECT ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITY

DOE Headquarters provides overview and coordination for all FUSRAP activities. DOE Oak
Ridge (DOE-OR) is responsible for implementation of FUSRAP and The Former Sites

Restoration Division of DOE-OR, manages the daily activities.

Under the FUSRAP protocol, an initial investigation/survey of 2 potential site is performed by
ORISE or Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), under contract to DOE Headquarters. If
appropriate, DOE ‘Seadquarters designates the site into FUSRAP based upon the results provided
by the initial investigation/survey. DOE’s Project Management Contracto: (PMC) fo: FUSRAP
is Bochtel National, Inc. (BND. BNI is responsible for planning and implementation of
FUSRAP activities and managing any required remedial actions, The final phase for a FUSRAP
site is independent verification, which is provided by ORISE or ORNL, after remedial action
is complete. This verification activity provides independent (third party) data to assist DOE in
evaluating the accuracy of the post-remedial action status of the site, as presented by the PMC,
and in assuring that the documentation accurately and adequately describes the condition of the
site. DOE Headquarters uses the information developed by the remediation and verification

activities to certify that a site can be released for use, without restrictions.
FACILITY DESCRIPTION

The former Bliss and Laughlin facility at 110 Hopkins Street consists of a single large
building, with a floor area of about 12,000 m? (Figures 1 and 2). There have been only minor
changes to the main structure, since the uranium operations in the 1950’s. Equipment inside the
building has been rearranged or replaced to varying degrees. The current facility occupants
indicate that machining operations, such as were performed on the uranium rods, would have



OVS 7 8b

RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY
OF THE FORMER
BLISS AND LAUGHLIN STEEL
COMPANY FACILITY
BUFFALO, NEW YORK

INTRODUCTION AND SITE HISTORY

In the fall of 1952, the Bliss and Laughlin Steel Company, Buffalo, New York, performed
machining and straightening operations on uranium rods. The finished rods were shipped
directly to the Fernald site in Ohio; turnings were returned by the Atomic Energy Commission
(AEC) to the Lake Ontario Ordnance Works (LOOW) for packaging and ultimate disposal or
recycle. Available records indicate uranium machining occurred at the site during September
and Uctober of 1952, and that 53 drums of turnings were generated by the Bliss and Laughlin
activities'. It is unknown whether these records described the full extent of the Bliss and
Laughlin work; no recorsis, indicating the :otel quantity of uranium handled at this site, have
been located. There is also mention of possible earlier Atomic Energy Commission work at the
site (the nature of which is unknown!) in an October 1951 correspondence, which indicated that
several drums of dry uranium oxide had been accumulated. In 1972 the facility was sold to

Ramco Steel, Inc.; the current owner is Niagara Cold Drawn Corporation.

Based on the operations performed at this site, the potential radiological contaminant would be
proce.’sed natural uranium, i.e. uranium chemically separated from its long-lived daughter
products and in its naturally occurring isotopic abundances. Surveys of the facility, conducted
by National Lead of Ohio at the time of the rod turning operations, identified contamination on

the turning machines. The machinery used for this work has been replaced; disposition of the

old equipment is not known. No records, indicating the radiological conditions of the site

following the uranium machining, have been located. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office
of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management recommended that the current radiological
conditions be determined; the Environmental Survey and Site Assessment Program (ESSAP) of

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radiation dose reconstruction documenting the limitations of existing DOE or AWE records on
radiation exposures at the facility, as relevant to the petition. The report specifies the basis for
believing these documented limitations might prevent the completion of dose reconstructions for
members of the class under 42 CFR Part 82 and related NIOSH technical implementation
guidelines.

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Notice: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement, misrepresentation, concealment of
fact or any other act of fraud to obtain compensation as provided under EEOICPA or who
knowingly accepts compensation to which that person is not entitled is subject to civil or
administrative remedies as well as felony criminal prosecution and may, under appropriate
criminal provisions, be punished by a fine or imprisonment or both. | affirm that the information
provided on this form is accurate and true.

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If there are additional petitioners, they must complete the Appendix Forms for additional petitioners.
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The USACE selection of values for RESRAD input parameters for assessing dose and
risk at the Bliss & Laughlin site follows this hierachy: (1) site-specific values, (2) values
recommended by USEPA, (3) RESRAD defaults. Based upon the Soil Survey of Erie
County New York done by the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil
Conservation Service, December 1986, the area surrounding the Bliss & Laughlin site is
Urban Land. This classification is a miscellaneous one in which 80 percent or more of
the soil surface is covered by asphalt, concrete, buildings, or other impervious structures.
However, immediately adjacent the land is classified as Niagara Silt Loam. This
classification is most closely related to silty clay loam. Therefore, the RESRAD
parameters relating to soil type were changed appropriately or RESRAD default values
were used. In addition, climatic data was obtained from the National Weather Service for

the Buffalo area and used in the model. These values as well as all other inputs for the

computer code are provided in Appendix C.

2.2, INDUSTRIAL WORKER

In order to determine the radiological dose to the industrial worker, a series of
assumptions were made. The scenario that would result in the largest dose to a worker
would be when he works in the facility immediately adjacent to the contamination for
nine hours a day. The worker would be exposed to several pathways. These pathways are
external radiation, deposition of particles on their skin, immersion in a radioactive cloud,
inhalation and ingestion of radionuclides, The radon pathway was not assessed, as

previously justified. The pathways are listed in Appendix A.

In reviewing the Final Status Survey Report, two areas of contamination were identified
to include in the RESRAD-Build model. The first is the contamination of the Special
Finishing Area floor. The second is the trusses above this area. The Special Finishing
Area is 300 m? and there are 16 linear meters of trusses in this area. The total length of
the trusses was converted into a respective circular area directly above the receptor. The

trusses were assumed to be 8 cm in width and cross members 5 cm, which gives a

combined truss area of 2.08 m’.


FINDINGS OF FACT

Wool filed a claim for survivor benefits on Ley
— ss t1--te— gach filed claims for

Povey, we

survivor benefits on 2

2. a 7 . er er es

3. had covered emplevment and worked at Bliss and
Laughlin Steel in Buffalo, New York, from '36 to 72.

4. was diagnosed with squamous cell
carcinoma of the lower lip. was diagnosed
with adenocarcinoma of the rectum. ine rectal cancer metastasized to the
brain, lungs, peritoneal cavity, abdominal wail and liver.

5. The diagnosis of cancer was after began covered
employment.

6. NIOSH reported annual dose estimates for the squamous cell carcinoma of
the lower lip and adenocarcinoma of the rectum from the date of initial
radiation exposure during covered employment, to the date of the cancers’
first diagnoses. A summary and explanation of information and methods

applied to produce these dose estimates, including .
eee i « s--'=-!- involvement through

interviews and review of the dose report, are documented in the “NIOSH
Report of Dose Reconstruction under EEOICPA,” dated 3/31/08.

7. The probability of causation value was less than 50%, and showed that the
squamous cell carcinoma of the lower lip, adenocarcinoma of the rectum and
adenocarcinoma of the transverse colon were not “at least as likely as not”
related to employment at the covered facility. This calculation took into
account the fact that there was more than one primary cancer.

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

UAV Se

weer does not qualify as a covered employee with cancer under 42
U.S.C. § 73841(9)(B), as he does not meet the requirements shown in 42 U.S.C. §
7384n(b).

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health performed dose
reconstruction estimates in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 7384n(d) and “42 C.F.R.
§ 82.10. The Department of Labor completed the Probability of Causation
calculation in accordance with 42 U.S.C. § 7384n(c)(3) and 20 G.F.R. § 30.213,
which references Subpart E of 42 C.F.R. Part 81. The calculation was based on



multiple primary cancer sites, and was completed in accordance with 42 C.F.R. §

81.25.

It is recommended that ...... : a Ti oetion

: ~~ * ¢laims for survivor benefits under the EEOICPA be denied as
Anae not fully qualify as a covered employee and, as

survivors, ..-—-L u

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095786

Designation Summary
Bliss & Laughlin, Buffalo

Authority Review:

In 1992, the DOE determined that it had the authority to conduct remedial
action at the site (U.S. DOE 1986; Williams 1992). This determination based
upon the following significant factors.

o Available records suggest that Bliss & Laughlin was directly supervised by
the AEC prime contractor. AEC staff apparently approved the arrangements
to use the facility.

As a part of the operations at the site, there were requirements
concerning security, accountability, health, and safety. It is not known
whether these were controlled by AEC direct?y or through its prime
contractor.

The uranium machined at the site was owned by the government; operations
were apparently conducted on Saturdays to avoid disruption of other Bliss
& Laughlin activities or for enhanced security.

AEC staff arranged for transportation of raw materials, wastes, and
products to and from the site.

A radiological survey has established that uranium is present within the
facility in excess of levels specified in DOE Order 5400.5, Chapter IV.

DESIGNATION DETERMINATION:

Although few records are available on the Bliss & Laughlin site, the available
records indicate a direct involvement of the AEC in Bliss & Laughlin
activities. A radiological survey indicates that uranium remains on the
premises; this residual uranium is a likely result of the AEC work at the
facility. Based on a review of the available historical documents, DOE has
authority to perform the needed remedial action at the Bliss & Laughlin site.

REFERENCES:

J. D. Berger, Radiological Survey of the Former Bliss & Laughlin Steel Company
Facility, Buffalo, New York, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education,
Report ORISE 92/G-6, June 1992.

United States Department of Energy {USDOE, 1986): Formerly Utilized Sites
Remedial Action Program, Summary Protocol, Identification - Characterization -
Designation - Remedial Action - Certification. Office of Nuclear Energy,

January.

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RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY
OF THE EXTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE FORMER
BLISS AND LAUGHLIN STEEL COMPANY FACILITY
BUFFALO, NEW YORK

INTRODUCTION AND SITE HISTORY

National Lead of Ohio (NLO) operated the Fernald Site in Ohio under contract to the Atomic

Energy Commission (AEC). In the fall of 1952, the Bliss and Laughlin Steel Company, located

in Buffalo, New York, performed machining and straightening operations on uranium ‘rods under
subcontract to NLO. The finished rods were shipped directly to the Fernald site: turnings were
returned by the AEC, to the Lake Ontario Ordinance Works (LOOW) for packaging and ultimate

disposal or recycle. Available records indicate uranium machining occurred at the site during

ber and October of 1952, and that 53 drums of turnings were generated by the Bliss and

Septem
Laughlin activities.’ It is unknown whether these records described the full extent of the Bliss

and Laughlin work; no records, indicating the total quantity of uranium handled at this site, have
heen located. There is also mention of possible earlier AEC work at the site (the nature of
which is unknown’) in an Octobe 1951 correspondence, which indicated that several drums of
dry uranium oxide had been accumulated. In 1972 the facility was sold to Ramco Steel, Inc ,

the current owner is Niagara Cold Drawn Corporation.

BaSed on the operations performed at this site, the potential radiological contaminant would be

crocessed natural uranium, i.e uranium chemically separated from its long-hved daughter

products and in its naturally occurring isotopic abundances. Svrveys of the facility, conducted

by NLO at the time of the rod turning operations, identified contamination on the turning

machines The machinery used for this work has been replaced. disposition of the old

equipment is not known No records indicating the radiological conditions of the site following

the uransum machining, have been located

As a result, the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste

Management (DOE/EM) recommended that the current radiological conditions be determined

a) Survey and Site Assessmemt Program (ESSAP) of the Oak

and requested that the Environment
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Hopkins Street, Buffalo, New yvérk. This facility was
contaminated with excess levels of uranium, as stated in
the July 1992, memo issued by the DOE. It was
determined that residual uranium was far above DOE
guidelines. Please note that these exposure studies
were based on a 40-hour workweek, whereas my father,
being a salaried employee, typically worked 48 to 60
hours a week, including almost every Saturday. As such,
the presumption of his exposure was far greater than
most, if not all the mill workers that were there at the
time, and considerably greater than the exposure
assumption used in the dose reconstruction analysis.
This is a mistake. It’s stated in all reports my
father’s office consisted of two upright, permanent
structured walls, and two portable, upright walls,
approximately seven feet high. There was no permanent
ceiling enclosing his office, only the mill roof. There
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Designation Summary
Bliss & Laughlin, Buffalo

INTRODUCTION

The Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Environmental Restoration, has
reviewed the past activities of the Manhattan Engineer District (MED) at the
former Bliss & Laughlin Steel Company Site in Buffalo, New York, and has
completed a radiological survey of the site (Burger, et al 1992). DOE has
determined that the residual radioactive materials inside and outside the
building exceed current guidelines (USDOE 1987, 1990) for use without
radiological restrictions.

Based on a review of the available historical documentation -and the results of
the survey, the DOE has concluded that this site shal] be designated for
remedial action under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program
(FUSRAP). The site has been assigned a low priority as the survey results
indicat? that the residual radioactivity is limited in extent and poses no
immediate risk to workers. The remainder of this report summarizes the site

information and the designation decision.
BACKGROUND

Site Function:

The following discussion is vased upon the Authority Review (Williams 1992).

The Bliss & Laughlin Steel Company was a large processor of cold drawn steel.
In the fall of 1952; the company performed machining and straightening
operations on uranium rods. Although contracts or purchase orders have not
been located, records of the AEC New York Operations Office (NY0O) suggest the
work was performed for the National Lead Company of Ohio (NLO), an AEC prime
contractor operating AEC’s Feed Material Production Center at Fernald, Ohic.
Rods were shipped from Lake Ontario Ordnance Works (LOOW) to Bliss & LaughTin,
machined on-site, and then shipped directly to Fernald. Turnings from the
operaticn were picked up by AEC trucks and returned to LOOW for packaging
under oil and subsequent shipment to Fernald.

Machining operations were conducted on Saturdays; Saturday operations may have
been for security reasons or to avoid disrupting Bliss & Laughlin’s on-going
steel] business. The exact quantity of uranium and the duration of operations
is not known. NYOO records indicate machining in September and October of
1952, and 53 drums of turnings collected from Bliss & Laughlin were shipped
from LOOW to Fernald in November 1952. There is no evidence of any operations

after this date. -

Bliss & Laughlin is referenced also in an October 1951 AEC Jetter as having
accumulated four drums of d¥y uranium oxide. The nature of this earlier work

is unknown.

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Designation Summary
Bliss & Laughlin, Buffalo

USDOE, 1987; ue S. Department of Energy Guidelines for Residual Radioactive
edial Actiol am_and_A Remote

tat lus Faci ties Mana’ a Program Sites. Revision 2, Office of Nuclear

Energy, March.

USDOE, 1990: Radiation Protection of the Public and the Environment. DOE
th, February 8.

Urder 5400.5. Office of Environment, Safety, and

Williams, W.A., 1992: Authority Review for the Bliss & Laughlin Steel Company

in Buffalo, New York. USDOE, July 22.

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C.7c Employer Name: Bliss ane Laugh lin Steel

C.7d Work Site Location: _//2 Hepkin Sy Street
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1.0 PURPOSE

This Work Instruction (WI) provides the site-specific health and
safety plan for the remedial action at the Former Bliss and
Laughlin site located in Buffalo, New York. The instructions
provided are adequate to maintain the health and safety of the
workers performing the characterization and subsequent cleanup and
to protect the general public and the environment. This document
contains all the program elements required by 29 CFR 1910.120(b) (4)
for a site-specific health and safety plan. The scope of the
remedial action involves the cleanup of the radiological and
‘chemical contaminants found at the site as a result of Manhattan
Engineering District (MED) work which took placé*at the facility in
the 1950’s. Chemical contaminants incidental to the facilities
operation and co-mingled with the MED contaminants will be
remediated within the scope of this work. :

1.2 Site Description

Tic site is located at 110 Hopkins Street in Buffalo, New York and
is presently owned by the Niagara,Cold Drawn Corporation (Figure
1). In the fall of 1952, the former Bliss and Laughlin Steel
Company performed machining and straightening operations on uranium
rods. The finished rods were shipped directly to the Fernald site
in Ohio; turnings were returned by the Atomic Energy Commission
(AEC) to the Lake Ontario Ordinance Works (LOOW) for packaging and
ultinate disposal os recycle. Available records indicate uraniun
machining occurred@ at the site during September and October of 1952
. and that 53,drums of turnings were genz:.3ted by Bliss and Laughlin
activities. “correspondence dated Oc. ser 1951, indicates the
accumulation of four drums of dry urar‘ m oxides; the nature of the
work associated with these uranium oxide drums is unknown. These
records probably do not describe the full extent of Bliss and
Laughlin activities as no records indicating the total quantity of
uranium handled at the site have been located.

Based on the operations performed at this site, the potential
radiological contaminant would be processed uranium (i.e.; uranium
chemically separated from its long-lived daughter products and in
its naturally occurring isotopic abundances). Surveys of the
facility, conducted by National Lead of Ohio at the time of the rod
turning operations, indicated contamination on the turning
machines. The machinery used for this work has been replaced;
disposition of the removed machinery is unknown. No records
indicating the radiological conditions of the site following
uranium machining have been located.

Health. Physicists from the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and
Technology (ORISE) conducted a radiological survey of the plant in
March*of 1992. Localized Contamination was found in that portion of
the facility known as the "special finishing" area (Figure 2).
Total beta activities in the special finishing area ranged from