Argonne National Laboratory – West

(Site Profile/Docket Number 038)

Location: Scoville, Idaho

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

To date, there are no open/active SEC petitions from Argonne National Laboratory-West.

Class(es) Added to the SEC

• All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked at the Argonne National Laboratory-West during the time period from April 10, 1951, through December 31, 1957, 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 in the Special Exposure Cohort.

  Note:This class was established from Petition 224

Petitions 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.

SEC Petitions Not Qualifying for Evaluation

In addition to the petition listed above, one petition was received but did not qualify for evaluation.

Advisory Board Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory

This Work Group is responsible for a review of the Argonne National Laboratory-West and Idaho National Laboratory Site Profiles (as revised) and a review of the Site Profiles by the Board’s contractor (SC&A). The Work Group shall consider issues identified by SC&A concerning the Site Profiles and shall assist NIOSH and SC&A in the resolution of such issues. The Work Group may recommend to the Board changes in the Site Profiles as appropriate. The Work Group is also responsible for a review of SEC petitions from Argonne National Laboratory-West and Idaho National Laboratory petitioners, the resultant SEC Petition Evaluations from NIOSH, and any SC&A reviews of the SEC Petitions and NIOSH Petition Evaluations. The Work Group shall assist NIOSH and SC&A in the resolution of issues concerning the petitions and should strive to develop a recommendation to the Board on whether a class should be added to the SEC. Meeting information (including agendas and transcripts) for this Work Group can be found on either the individual site page for Idaho National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory-West, or the Advisory Board and Public Meetings page.

Meeting Information:

• July 16, 2020
  Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory

  Time/Location:

  11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
  Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

  Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
  Participant Code: 9933701

  Pre-Decisional Document Policy

  Available Meeting Items:

  • Agenda [22 KB (1 page)]

  • Transcript [450 KB (114 pages)]

  Presentations:

  • NIOSH/DCAS: Review of NIOSH Response to SC&A Draft Review of NIOSH’s Evaluation Report for Petition SEC-00219, Idaho National Laboratory: Burial Ground, 1952–1970 [662 KB (36 pages)]

  • SC&A: Review of NIOSH Response to SC&A Draft Review of NIOSH’s Evaluation Report for Petition SEC-00219, Idaho National Laboratory: Burial Ground, 1952–1970 [1.5 MB (18 pages)]

  • NIOSH/DCAS: ORAUT-RPRT-0099 – Evaluation of EBR-II and BORAX-IV for ORAUT-OTIB-0054 Applicability [996 KB (32 pages)]

  • SC&A: INL/ANL-W Site Profile BRS Status [256 KB (6 pages)]

  • SC&A: Reactor Characterization Studies [207 KB (5 pages)]

  Discussion/Background Papers:

  • SC&A Memo: 83.14 Verification and Validation of Temporary Badges at the Chemical Processing Plant (1975–1980) [230 KB (11 pages)]
    June 25, 2020

  • SC&A Draft: Review of NIOSH “Response to SC&A-TR-2017-007, Draft Review of NIOSH’s Evaluation Report for Petition SEC-00219, Idaho National Laboratory: Burial Ground, 1952-1970” [1.3 MB (31 pages)]
    May 20, 2020

  • NIOSH/ORAU: Evaluation of EBR-II and BORAX-IV for ORAUT-OTIB-0054 Applicability [480 KB (30 pages)]
    Document No. ORAUT-RPRT-0099, Rev 00
    May 8, 2020

  • NIOSH/ORAU: Response to SCA-TR-2017-007, Draft Review of NIOSH’s Evaluation Report for Petition SEC-00219, Idaho National Laboratory: Burial Ground, 1952-1970 [8 MB (103 pages)]
    January 13, 2020

• March 25, 2019
  Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory

  Time/Location:

  9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
  Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

  Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
  Participant Code: 9933701

  Pre-Decisional Document Policy

  • Agenda [26 KB (1 page)]

  • Transcript [344 KB (73 pages)]

  Presentations:

  • SC&A: SEC-00219: Idaho National Laboratory – Chemical Processing Plant – Verification and Validation of Class Definition (1963 – 1970) [198 KB (15 pages)]

  • SC&A: SEC-00238: Idaho National Laboratory – Chemical Processing Plant – Verification and Validation of Class Definition (1975-1980) [125 KB (12 pages)]

  • NIOSH/DCAS: Evaluation of INL Burial Ground/RWMC Post-1970 (SEC00219) [4 MB (36 pages)]

  Discussion/Background Papers:

  • SC&A Memo: Verification and Validation Proposal for the SEC-00238 83.14 Period at the Chemical Processing Plant (1975–1980) [438 KB (14 pages)]
    February 25, 2019

  • SC&A Draft: Verification and Validation of Temporary Badges at the Chemical Processing Plant (1963-1970), Rev. 0 [1.1 MB (21 pages)]
    February 25, 2019

• August 9, 2018
  Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory

  Time/Location:

  1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
  Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

  Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
  Participant Code: 9933701

  Pre-Decisional Document Policy

  Available Meeting Items:

  • Agenda [54 KB (1 page)]

  • Transcript [371 KB (79 pages)]

  Presentations:

  • NIOSH/DCAS: INL Temporary Badge Validation and Verification – Discussion Points [363 KB (11 pages)]

  Discussion/Background Papers:

  • SC&A Memo: Interim Status of Verification and Validation Activities for CPP (1963–1970) [402 KB (9 pages)]
    July 26, 2018

  • SC&A Draft: Evaluation of Uranium Dose Reconstruction Methods at CPP (1953–1962) [381 KB (18 pages)]
    July 25, 2018

  • NIOSH/ORAU: Response to SCA-TR-2017-SEC008, “Draft Review of Internal Alpha Exposure Potential at CPP Prior to 1963” [763 KB (36 pages)]
    April 18, 2018

  • SC&A Draft: Review of External Dosimetry Records for the Chemical Processing Plant 83.14 SEC Period (1975–1980) [439 KB (27 pages)]
    February 20, 2018

• August 14, 2017
  Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory

  Time/Location:

  10:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET)
  Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

  Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
  Participant Code: 9933701

  Pre-Decisional Document Policy

  Available Meeting Items:

  • Agenda [30 KB (1 page)]

  • Transcript [398 KB (101 pages)]

  Discussion/Background Papers:

  • SC&A Memo: Update on Validation and Verification of INL CPP Temporary Badge Database – Expansion of Claimant Pool (1963–1970) [59 KB (3 pages)]
    August 3, 2017

  • Idaho National Laboratory Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Petition Evaluation Report, Petition 238 [1 MB (55 pages)]
    July 20, 2017

  • SC&A Draft: Draft Review of Internal Alpha Exposure Potential at CPP Prior to 1963 [2 MB (52 pages)]
    July 10, 2017

• May 16, 2017
  Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory

  Time/Location:

  10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
  Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

  Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
  Participant Code: 9933701

  Pre-Decisional Document Policy

  Available Meeting Items:

  • Agenda [49 KB (1 page)]

  • Transcript [564 KB (130 pages)]

  Presentations:

  • SC&A Presentation: INL/ANL-W Reactor Prioritization & Other Reactor-Related Issues [501 KB (23 pages)]

  Discussion/Background Papers:

  • SC&A Draft: Draft Review of NIOSH’s Evaluation Report for Petition SEC-00219, Idaho National Laboratory: Burial Ground, 1952-1970, Rev. 0 [2 MB (54 pages)]
    May 1, 2017

  • SC&A Draft: Response to NIOSH Reactor Analysis Plan and Consolidation of All Reactor Modeling Comments, Rev. 0 [1 MB (59 pages)]
    December 8, 2016

  • SC&A Memo: Verification and Validation (V&V) Plan for Temporary Badges at CPP (1963–1970), [180 KB (9 pages)]
    September 29, 2016

  • NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Proposal for INL and ANL-W Reactor Prioritization for OTIB-0054 Evaluation [603 KB (9 pages)]
    July 28, 2016

  • SC&A Draft: Evaluation of Monitoring Practices for Claimants at Argonne National Laboratory–West [1 MB (59 pages)]
    July 8, 2016

  • September 8, 2016
    Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory

    Time/Location:

    10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time)
    Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment Period

    Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
    Participant Code: 9933701

    Available Meeting Items:

    • Agenda [120 KB (1 page)]

    Pre-Decisional Document Policy

  • August 2, 2016
    Meeting of the Advisory’s Board’s Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory Work Group

    Time/Location:

    9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)
    Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period

    Cincinnati Airport Marriott
    2395 Progress Dr.
    Hebron, KY 41048
    Phone: 859-586-0166
    Toll-Free: 1-877-222-7570
    Fax: 859-586-0266

    Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
    Participant Code: 9933701

    Pre-Decisional Document Policy

    Available Meeting Items:

    • Agenda [213 KB (2 pages)]

    • Transcript [609 KB (287 pages)]

    Discussion Papers:

    • SC&A Draft: Review of Special Exposure Cohort Evaluation Report for Westinghouse Electric Corp. SEC-00217, Rev. 0 [401 KB (20 pages)]
      July 30, 2015

    • NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Proposal for INL and ANL-W Reactor Prioritization for OTIB-0054 Evaluation [603 KB (9 pages)]
      July 28, 2016

    • NIOSH/DCAS: Evaluation of 32 Additional INL Claims for the SEC00219 Proposed Class Definition [352 KB (5 pages)]
      July 20, 2016

    • NIOSH/DCAS: Completeness of INL Chemical Processing Plant (CPP) Badges for SEC Class Definition [938 KB (9 pages)]
      July 19, 2016

    • SC&A Draft: Integrated Status Report of Site Profile and SEC Issues Related to INL and ANL-W [690 KB (48 pages)]
      Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2016-SEC011, Revision 0
      July 15, 2016

    • SC&A Memo: SC&A’s July 2016 Progress Report: ANL-W Area Monitoring Data Review [67 KB (5 pages)]
      July 14, 2016

    • SC&A Memo: Progress Report: SC&A’s Evaluation of Sr-90/Cs-137, FAP/Cs-137, and Actinides/Cs-137 Ratios Using ANL-W Measured Values in Relationship to Assigning Intakes [288 KB (15 pages)]
      July 14, 2016

    • SC&A Memo: Progress Report, ANL-W SEC-00224 Review, Strategy of Using the 10% Maximum Permissible Concentration Rule for Performing Dose Reconstruction [64 KB (4 pages)]
      July 14, 2016

    • SC&A Draft: Argonne National Laboratory-West SEC-00224 Reactor Prioritization for Evaluation of ORAUT-OTIB-0054 Applicability [224 KB (26 pages)]
      Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2016-SEC010, Revision 0
      July 13, 2016

    • SC&A Draft: Review of Petition Evaluation Report for SEC-00224, Argonne National Laboratory-West Regarding the Use of General Area Air Sampling for Internal Dose Assessment [15.4 MB (43 pages)]
      Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2016-SEC009, Revision 0
      July 13, 2016

    • SC&A Draft: Evaluation of Monitoring Practices for Claimants at Argonne National Laboratory–West [1 MB (59 pages)]
      July 8, 2016

    • SC&A Draft: Evaluation of New Claims Filed Since the Summer of 2015 for Idaho National Laboratory – Executive Summary [98 KB (10 pages)
      Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2016-SEC004-Summary, Revision 0
      July 6, 2016

    • SC&A Memo: Status of OTIBs Identified in Section 4.2 of Argonne National Laboratory–West (ANL-W) Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Evaluation Report (ER) [81 KB (7 pages)]
      June 28, 2016

    • SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of CS-137/SR-90 Values and Actinides Using INL Waste Reports in Relationship to Assigning Intakes, Rev. 0 [520 KB (31 pages)
      Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2016-SEC007, Revision 0
      June 24, 2016

    • SC&A Draft: INL SEC-00219 Reactor Prioritization for Evaluation of ORAUT-OTIB-0054 Applicability, Rev. 1 [435 KB (44 pages)
      Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2016-SEC002, Revision 1
      June 10, 2016

  Pre-Decisional Document Policy

  Please Note: As part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board’s Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These pre-decisional documents, such as white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. Although discussion during a public meeting may cover pre-decisional documents, these documents often are not further revised or finalized, and thus do not reflect the final determination or evaluation of the Advisory Board and its Work Groups. Additionally, some pre-decisional documents not otherwise posted on the website may contain sensitive information, which would require an interested party to obtain such documents by filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the CDC/ATSDR FOIA Office at FOIARequests@cdc.gov.

  Technical Documents

  If the energy employee’s personal radiation information is incomplete, NIOSH will use other sources to estimate the radiation dose. This may involve using technical documents called Site Profiles, Technical Basis Documents, and Technical Information Bulletins.

  Site Profile

  • Introduction [72 KB (9 pages)]
    Revised March 12, 2010

    Revision Includes: Revised to combine the Idaho National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory–West Introduction sections into a single document. Updated NIOSH required language. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.

  • Site Description [736 KB (86 pages)]
    Revised August 2, 2010

    Revision Includes: Combines Idaho National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory–West Site Descriptions. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.

  • Occupational Medical Dose [231 KB (19 pages)]
    Revised December 21, 2009

    Revision Includes Revised to combine Argonne National Laboratory–West Occupational Medical Dose Technical Basis Document (ORAUT-TKBS-0026-3 Rev 01) into the Idaho National Laboratory Occupational Medical Dose Technical Basis Document. Separated X-ray doses into posterior-anterior and lateral in Tables 3-7 and 3-8. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.

  • Occupational Environmental Dose [2.6 MB (67 pages)]
    Revised January 8, 2010

    Revision Includes Revised to combine Argonne National Laboratory–West TBD into the Idaho National Laboratory TBD. Updated Intake and External Dose tables to add data from 2006 to 2008. Added 129I intake values to intake tables for all areas. Incorporates formal internal review comments. No changes were needed as a result of formal NIOSH review. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.

  • Occupational Internal Dose [551 KB (63 pages)]
    Revised March 2, 2010

    Revision Includes: Incorporates the Argonne National Laboratory–West site. In order to resolve several issues identified in an independent audit of this TBD and other issues identified by Oak Ridge Associated Universities, the approaches for assessing the Idaho National Laboratory bioassay data have been completely revised. The potential lung absorption types to be considered have also been expanded for several radionuclides. These changes generally result in lower organ doses. However, for specific scenarios they can result in higher doses to certain metabolic organs such as the thyroid. In addition, this revision fully incorporates the Argonne National Laboratory – West back into this TBD and eliminates the ANL-W Occupational Internal Dose TBD. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.

  • Occupational External Dose [1.3 MB (58 pages)]
    Revised April 19, 2011

    Revision Includes: Incorporates Argonne National Laboratory–West – Occupational External Dose Technical Basis Document (ORAUT-TKBS-0026-6 Rev 01) into the Idaho National Laboratory Occupational External Dosimetry Technical Basis Document. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Removed the Site Expert line from page 1 since the former Site Expert served no role in this revision. Updated Section 6.8 to reflect that in all cases where the former site expert’s information or prior studies or writings are included or relied on by the new Document Owner, those materials are fully attributed to the source in accordance with the “NIOSH Policy Statement: Management of Conflict or Bias in the Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program.” Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.

  Advisory Board and NIOSH Discussions on Argonne National Laboratory – West
  

  The Argonne National Laboratory – West discussion papers listed below are working documents prepared by NIOSH or its contractor for use in discussions with the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health or its Working Groups or Subcommittees. Draft, preliminary, interim, and white paper documents are not final NIOSH or Advisory Board (or their technical support and review contractors) positions unless specifically marked as such. These documents represent preliminary positions taken on technical issues prepared by NIOSH or its contractor. The discussion papers have been reviewed to identify and redact any information that is protected by the Privacy Act 5 USC §552a and have been cleared for distribution.

  • SC&A Presentation: Summary of Six Document Reviews Approved by the Subcommittee for Procedure Reviews [691 KB (73 pages)]
    Presentation at the December 5, 2024, Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health

  • NIOSH/DCAS Presentation: NIOSH Response to SCA-TR-2016-SEC009: Review of Petition Evaluation Report for SEC-00224 Regarding the Use of General Area Air Sampling for Internal Dose Assessment [5.7 MB (50 pages)]
    Presentation at the August 7-8, 2024, Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health

  • NIOSH/DCAS Presentation: Argonne National Laboratory West SEC-00224 Update [602 KB (22 pages)]
    Presentation at the August 17-18, 2022, Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health

  • NIOSH/ORAU: ORAUT-RPRT-0089, Evaluation of Issues in the Use of General Area Air Sampling for Argonne National Laboratory-West Internal Dose Assessment, Revision 00 [4 MB (72 pages)]
    April 19, 2022

  • SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of ORAUT-OTIB-0049, Revision 02, “Estimating Doses for Plutonium Strongly Retained in the Lung” [1.3 MB (39 pages)]
    Contract No. 75D30119C04183
    Document No. SCA-TR-2021-PR049, Revision 0
    October 7, 2021

  • SC&A: Review of ORAUT-RPRT-0099 Evaluation of EBR-II and BORAX-IV for ORAUT-OTIB-0054 Applicability [132 KB (17 pages)]
    Contract No. 75D30119C04183
    Document No. SCA-TR-2021-SEC001, Revision 0
    January 15, 2021

  • Advisory Board: SEC-00238 – Verification and Validation of Temporary Badges at the Chemical Processing Plant (1975–1980) [310 KB (8 pages)]
    Presentation at the August 26-27, 2020, Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health

  • NIOSH/DCAS: Review of NIOSH Response to SC&A Draft Review of NIOSH’s Evaluation Report for Petition SEC-00219, Idaho National Laboratory: Burial Ground, 1952–1970 [662 KB (36 pages)]
    Presentation at the July 16, 2020, Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory

  • NIOSH/DCAS: ORAUT-RPRT-0099 – Evaluation of EBR-II and BORAX-IV for ORAUT-OTIB-0054 Applicability [996 KB (32 pages)]
    Presentation at the July 16, 2020, Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory

  • SC&A: INL/ANL-W Site Profile BRS Status [256 KB (6 pages)]
    Presentation at the July 16, 2020, Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory

  • SC&A: Reactor Characterization Studies [207 KB (5 pages)]
    Presentation at the July 16, 2020, Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory

  • SC&A: Review of NIOSH Response to SC&A Draft Review of NIOSH’s Evaluation Report for Petition SEC-00219, Idaho National Laboratory: Burial Ground, 1952–1970 [1.5 MB (18 pages)]
    Presentation at the July 16, 2020, Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory

  • SC&A Memo: 83.14 Verification and Validation of Temporary Badges at the Chemical Processing Plant (1975–1980) [230 KB (11 pages)]
    June 25, 2020

  • SC&A Draft: Review of NIOSH “Response to SC&A-TR-2017-007, Draft Review of NIOSH’s Evaluation Report for Petition SEC-00219, Idaho National Laboratory: Burial Ground, 1952-1970” [1.3 MB (31 pages)]
    May 20, 2020

  • NIOSH/ORAU: Evaluation of EBR-II and BORAX-IV for ORAUT-OTIB-0054 Applicability [480 KB (30 pages)]
    Document No. ORAUT-RPRT-0099, Rev 00
    May 8, 2020

  • SC&A Memo: Interim Status of Verification and Validation Activities for CPP (1963–1970) [389 KB (9 pages)]
    July 26, 2018

  • SC&A Draft: Evaluation of Uranium Dose Reconstruction Methods at CPP (1953–1962) [381 KB (18 pages)]
    Contract No. 211-2014-58081
    SCA-TR-2018-SEC003, Revision 0
    July 25, 2018

  • SC&A Memo: Update on Validation and Verification of INL CPP Temporary Badge Database – Expansion of Claimant Pool (1963–1970) [59 KB (3 pages)]
    August 3, 2017

  • SC&A Presentation: INL/ANL-W Reactor Prioritization & Other Reactor-Related Issues [501 KB (23 pages)]
    (Presentation from the May 16, 2017, Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Argonne National Laboratory-West/Idaho National Laboratory)

  • SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of Cs-137/Sr-90, Fission and Activation Product, and Actinide Values Using ANL-W Monthly and Annual Waste Reports in Relationship to Assigning Intakes [457 KB (26 pages)]
    Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2017-SEC002, Revision 0
    January 20, 2017

  • SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of Cs-137/Sr-90, Fission and Activation Product, and Actinide Values Using INL Monthly and Annual Waste Reports in Relationship to Assigning Intakes [5.8 MB (39 pages)]
    Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2017-SEC001, Revision 0
    January 11, 2017

  • NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Proposal for INL and ANL-W Reactor Prioritization for OTIB-0054 Evaluation [603 KB (9 pages)]
    July 28, 2016

  • SC&A Draft: Response to NIOSH Reactor Analysis Plan and Consolidation of All Reactor Modeling Comments [1 MB (59 pages)]
    Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2016-SEC012, Revision 0
    December 8, 2016

  • SC&A Presentation: SC&A Status Update: SEC-00219 INL and SEC-00224 ANL-W [479 KB (58 pages)]
    Presented at the August 9-10, 2016, Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health

  • SC&A Draft: Integrated Status Report of Site Profile and SEC Issues Related to INL and ANL-W [690 KB (48 pages)]
    Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2016-SEC011, Revision 0
    July 15, 2016

  • SC&A Memo: SC&A’s July 2016 Progress Report: ANL-W Area Monitoring Data Review [67 KB (5 pages)]
    July 14, 2016

  • SC&A Memo: Progress Report: SC&A’s Evaluation of Sr-90/Cs-137, FAP/Cs-137, and Actinides/Cs-137 Ratios Using ANL-W Measured Values in Relationship to Assigning Intakes [288 KB (15 pages)]
    July 14, 2016

  • SC&A Memo: Progress Report, ANL-W SEC-00224 Review, Strategy of Using the 10% Maximum Permissible Concentration Rule for Performing Dose Reconstruction [64 KB (4 pages)]
    July 14, 2016

  • SC&A Draft: Argonne National Laboratory-West SEC-00224 Reactor Prioritization for Evaluation of ORAUT-OTIB-0054 Applicability [224 KB (26 pages)]
    Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2016-SEC010, Revision 0
    July 13, 2016

  • SC&A Draft: INL SEC-009 Review of Petition Evaluation Report for SEC-00224, Argonne National Laboratory-West Regarding the Use of General Area Air Sampling for Internal Dose Assessment, Rev. 0 [15.4 MB (43 pages)
    Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2016-SEC009, Revision 0
    July 13, 2016

  • SC&A Draft: Evaluation of Monitoring Practices for Claimants at Argonne National Laboratory–West [1 MB (59 pages)]
    Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2016-SEC008, Revision 0
    July 8, 2016

  • SC&A Memo: Status of OTIBs Identified in Section 4.2 of Argonne National Laboratory–West (ANL-W) Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) Evaluation Report (ER) [81 KB (7 pages)]
    June 28, 2016

  • SC&A Draft: SC&A’s Evaluation of CS-137/SR-90 Values and Actinides Using INL Waste Reports in Relationship to Assigning Intakes, Rev. 0 [520 KB (31 pages)
    Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2016-SEC007, Revision 0
    June 24, 2016

  • SC&A Draft: INL SEC-00219 Reactor Prioritization for Evaluation of ORAUT-OTIB-0054 Applicability, Rev. 1 [435 KB (44 pages)
    Contract No. 211-2014-58081 SCA-TR-2016-SEC002, Revision 1
    June 10, 2016

  • NIOSH/DCAS Presentation: Argonne National Laboratory-West Special Exposure Cohort Petition Evaluation Report, Petition 224 [1 MB (43 pages)]
    Presented at the March 23-24, 2016, Meeting of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health

  • SC&A Draft: A Review of NIOSH’S “Program Evaluation Report: Evaluation of Incomplete Internal Dosimetry Records from Idaho, Argonne – East and Argonne – West National Laboratories” [436 KB (49 pages)]
    Contract No. 200-2009-28555 SCA-TR-PR2012-0017, Rev. 0
    May 15, 2012

  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.

  Program Evaluation Plans

  • OCAS-PEP-0017 Rev-00: Evaluation of Incomplete Internal Dosimetry Records from Idaho, Argonne – West and Argonne – West National Laboratories [17 KB (3 pages)]March 21, 2007

    About this Document: In April/May 2006, while reviewing dose reconstructions (DR) for an Idaho National Laboratory (INL) case and an Argonne National Laboratory – West (ANL-E) case, a particular notation (“no recordable dose”) in the INL dosimetry response, as well as a similar notation (“no internal dose”) in the ANL-E dosimetry response, was questioned. Both the INL and ANL-E points of contact (POC) were contacted and asked if this notation meant that the energy employee (EE) was not monitored. The INL POC responded that this notation meant that this particular EE may have been monitored but no internal dose was assigned. The ANL-E POC provided information that the EE had internal dose records for most years of his employment. [Although Argonne National Laboratory – West (ANL-W) requests are sent through the Chicago Operations Office, the dosimetry records are provided by INL.]In May/June 2006, it was determined that INL/ANL-W/ANL-E did not consistently include internal dose data in all of their individual dosimetry responses and that additional requests were needed for submitted cases with a POC less than 50%. For a particular EE, INL/ANL-W/ANL-E either provided all or none of the EE’s internal dosimetry records. A good indicator that there may be internal dosimetry data is that the OCAS-INT-004 (check-box form) may have a hand-written note next to the internal dosimetry status section that says – “no internal dose” or no recordable dose.

  Program Evaluation Reports

  • OCAS-PER-017 Rev-00: Program Evaluation Report: Evaluation of Incomplete Internal Dosimetry Records from Idaho, Argonne – West and Argonne – West National Laboratories [21 KB (3 pages)]
    September 11, 2007

    About this Document: New document to determine which previously completed claims require revisions as a result of new dosimetry data at INL, ANL-E, and ANL-W.

    Summary: Additional requests were sent in August/September 2006. By April of 2007 a response was received for each of the request. These requests resulted in receiving internal dose data for 83 claims, 62 from INL, 14 from ANL-W, 6 from ANL-E and one with additional records from both INL and ANL-W.Some of these claims have already been returned to NIOSH for new dose reconstruction for various reasons. The new dose reconstructions will consider the new data received. NIOSH is requesting the remaining claims be returned for a new dose reconstruction. This consists of 68 individual claims. A list of these claims will be forwarded to the Department of Labor. A new dose reconstruction will be completed for each of the claims using the new data.

    • SC&A Draft: A Review of NIOSH’S “Program Evaluation Report: Evaluation of Incomplete Internal Dosimetry Records from Idaho, Argonne – West and Argonne – West National Laboratories” [436 KB (49 pages)]
      Contract No. 200-2009-28555 SCA-TR-PR2012-0017, Rev. 0
      May 15, 2012

  • OCAS-PER-0023 Rev-00: Argonne National Lab-West TBD Revision [15 KB (1 page)]
    September 20, 2007

    About this Document: New document to determine which previously completed claims require evaluation for the effect of revising the ANL-W TBD.

    Summary: There were 22 ANL-W completed with a probability of causation below 50% prior to the change in default frequency. NIOSH will review the records of each claim to determine if an x-ray frequency less than annually was used to complete the dose reconstruction for claims in which no medical records were received from DOE. NIOSH will provide DOL with the list of 22 claims as well as a determination on each claim as to whether a new dose estimate is required.

  Public Comments on Argonne National Laboratory – West Documents

  How to Submit Comments

  Comments on Argonne National Laboratory – West 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 (038) on all comments.

  Comments Received

  At this time, no public comments have been submitted.

  Document Archive for Argonne National Laboratory – West

  • Site Profile: Introduction section

    • Revised May 11, 2007 [65 KB (9 pages)]
      Revision Includes: Attributions and Annotations included. Incorporates formal internal review comments. This revision results in no change to the assigned dose and no PER is required.

      Note: This document was canceled. There is no longer a need to keep this information in a stand-alone document. The information contained in this Technical Basis Document has been incorporated into the Idaho National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory-West – Introduction Technical Basis Document (ORAUT-TKBS-0007-1 Rev 03).

    • Approved December 1, 2004 [35 KB (7 pages)]

  • Site Profile: Site Description section

    • Revised June 22, 2007 [434 KB (31 pages)]
      Revision Includes: Added Purpose, Scope, and Attributions and Annotations sections. Updated References and formatting. Incorporates formal internal review comments. No further changes occurred as a result of formal NIOSH review . Constitutes a total rewrite of document. This revision results in no change to the assigned dose and no PER is required.

      Note: This document was canceled. There is no longer a need to keep this information in a stand-alone document. The information contained in this Technical Basis Document has been incorporated into the Idaho National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory-West – Site Description Technical Basis Document (ORAUT-TKBS-0007-2 Rev 04).

    • Approved September 9, 2004 [382 KB (24 pages)]

  • Site Profile: Occupational Medical Dose section

    • Revised July 30, 2007 [98 KB (12 pages)]
      Revision Includes: Added Attributions and Annotations section. Moved Appendix into document. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.

      Note: This document was canceled. There is no longer a need to keep this information in a stand-alone document. The information contained in this Technical Basis Document has been incorporated into the Idaho National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory-West – Occupational Medical Dose Technical Basis Document (ORAUT-TKBS-0007-3 Rev 02).

    • Page Change Revision May 16, 2005 [48 KB (11 pages)]
      Page Change Revision Includes: Replaces first paragraph of section 3.2 on page 4 and the associated table specifying x-ray /age requirements. Revises Table 3A-1 on page 11 to reflect these changes.

    • Approved September 9, 2004 [72 KB (11 pages)]

  • Site Profile: Occupational Environmental Dose section

    • Revised June 5, 2007 [832 KB (39 pages)]
      Page Change Revision Includes: Incorporates Attribution and Annotation section. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. This revision results in no change to the assigned dose and no PER is required.

      Note: This document was canceled. There is no longer a need to keep this information in a stand-alone document. The information contained in this Technical Basis Document has been incorporated into the Idaho National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory-West – Occupational Environmental Technical Basis Document (ORAUT-TKBS-0007-4 Rev 02).

    • Approved September 30, 2004 [956 KB (26 pages)]

  • Site Profile: Occupational Internal Dose section

    • Revised May 23, 2007 [291 KB (29 pages)]
      Revision Includes: Attributions and Annotations added. Incorporates formal internal review comments. This revision results in no change to the assigned dose and no PER is required.

      Note: This document was canceled. There is no longer a need to keep this information in a stand-alone document. The information contained in this Technical Basis Document has been incorporated into the Idaho National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory-West – Occupational Internal Technical Basis Document (ORAUT-TKBS-0007-5 Rev 03).

    • Approved January 20, 2005 [270 KB (26 pages)]

  • Site Profile: Occupational External Dose section

    • Revised May 15, 2007 [907 KB (57 pages)]
      Revision Includes: Approved revision for biennial review. Incorporates Attributions and Annotations. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. This revision results in no change to the assigned dose and no PER is required.

      Note: This document was canceled. There is no longer a need to keep this information in a stand-alone document. The information contained in this Technical Basis Document has been incorporated into the Idaho National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory-West –Occupational External Dose Technical Basis Document (ORAUT-TKBS-0007-6 Rev 03).

    • Approved September 30, 2004 [881 KB (45 pages)]