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Site Profile
Site Profile for Ames Laboratory
(Page Change Revision August 20, 2008)
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Page Change Revision Includes: Approved page change revision made to include SEC-00075 on
pages 10 and 11 in Section 1.3 where Sections 1.3.1, 1.3.2 and
Table 1-2 were added. NIOSH required language was revised on
pages 9 and 10 in Section 1.1. Added reference on page 74.
Incorporates formal internal review comments. As a result of formal
internal review, editorial changes were made on the following pages:
8 in Acronym and Abbreviations Section; 11 (Table 1-2), 25 (Table 4-
1), 30 (Table 4-2), 32 (Table 4-6), 34 (Table 5-1), 36 (Table 5-2 and
5-3), 48 (Table 5-6), 51 (Table 6-1), in Sections 1.3, 4.2, 4.4, 4.7, 5.0,
5.1, 5.4, and 6.2. SEC changes occurred on pages 11 (Table 1-1),
32, 33, 37-39 (Table 5-4), 40, 41, 46 (Table 5-5), 49 (Table 5-7), 50,
57, 60, 61 (Table 6-4), 63 (Figure 6-2) in Sections 1.3, 4.7, 5.0, 5.1,
5.2, 5.3, 5.5, 6.1, and 6.3. Incorporates formal NIOSH review
comments on page 2 (Publication Record), 30 (Table 4-2), 41, 48
(Table 5-6), and 74 in Sections 4.4, 5.2, 5.4, and Reference Section.
References were updated on pages 10, 11, 19, 29, 30, 32, 33, 37,
40, 41, 46, 47, 50-52, 57-62, 64, 65, 70, 74-76 in Sections 1.3, 2.3,
4.4, 4.7, 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.0, and Reference
Section. No sections were deleted.
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Technical Information Bulletins (TIBs)
At the current time, there are no TIBs for the Ames Laboratory.
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Program Evaluation Reports (PERs) and Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs)
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 compensability of a completed dose reconstruction may be effected, 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.
At the current time, no PERs or PEPs specific to the Ames Laboratory have been developed. However, we have developed PERs and PEPs that pertain to multiple sites. To view all PERs and PEPs that have been developed, please refer to the Program Evaluation Reports (PERs) and Program Evaluation Plans (PEPs) page.
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Worker Outreach Activities
Based on a recommendation from the Advisory Board to provide workers and site experts with opportunities to participate in developing the technical documents used in dose reconstruction, NIOSH established a Worker Outreach Program.
At Worker Outreach Meetings, current and former DOE and AWE employees have opportunities to obtain information about Site Profiles, Technical Basis Documents, and Technical Information Bulletins, and to provide information for consideration and possible use in dose reconstruction. This process is valuable to ensure that the technical documents used in dose reconstruction contain correct and useful information.
Below are the Worker Outreach Activities for the Ames Laboratory:
At the current time, worker outreach activities have not been scheduled.
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Comments on Ames Laboratory Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on Ames Laboratory documents can be submitted to the NIOSH Docket Officer electronically by e-mail at NIOCINDOCKET@cdc.gov or printed comments can be mailed to NIOSH Docket Office, Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226. Please include the Site Profile Number (079) on all comments.
Comments Received
At this time, no comments have been submitted on the Ames Laboratory Site Profile.
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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for Ames Laboratory
- Class Added to the SEC
- Ames Laboratory--Department of Energy (DOE) employees or
DOE contractor or subcontractor employees who worked at the Ames Laboratory in one or more of the following facilities/locations: Chemistry Annex 1 (also known as "the old women's gymnasium" and "Little Ankeny"),
Chemistry Annex 2, Chemistry Building (also known as "Gilman Hall"), Research Building, or the Metallurgical Building (also known as "Harley Wilhelm Hall") from January 1, 1942 through December 31, 1954 for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, or in combination with work days within the parameters (excluding aggregate work day requirements) established for one or more classes of employees in the SEC, and who were monitored or should have been monitored.
- Ames Laboratory--
Sheet metal workers, physical plant maintenance and associated support staff (including all maintenance shop personnel), and supervisory staff who were monitored or should have been monitored for potential
internal radiation exposures associated with the maintenance and renovation activities of the thorium production areas in Wilhelm Hall (a.k.a. the Metallurgy Building or "Old" Metallurgy Building) at the Ames Laboratory from January 1, 1955, through December 31, 1970, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure Cohort.
- Petition Information
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Location: Ames, Iowa
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All scientists;
production workers; technicians; salaried graduate students;
physical plant workers; maintenance, administrative
and support staff; and subcontracted workers
Period of Employment: January 1, 1942
through December 31, 1955
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Location: Ames, Iowa
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All sheet metal workers, physical plant maintenance and associated support staff (includes all maintenance shop personnel) of Ames Laboratory and supervisory staff that may have been exposed to the maintenance and renovation activities of the thorium production areas in Wilhelm Hall (also known as the Metallurgy Building or ''Old'' Metallurgy Building)
Period of Employment: January 1,
1955 through December 31, 1970
- Federal Register Notice Announcing that the Ames Laboratory SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
October 17, 2005 (January 1, 1942
through December 31, 1955)
PDF 45 KB (1 page)
March 1, 2007 (January 1,
1955 through December 31, 1970)
PDF 45 KB (1 page)
- Copy of the Petition Received
- SEC Petition Evaluation Report
SEC Petition Evaluation Report: Petition SEC-00038
(January 1, 1942 through December 31, 1955)
PDF 180 KB (35 pages)
SEC Petition Evaluation Report: Petition SEC-00075
(January 1,
1955 through December 31, 1970)
PDF 228 KB (31 pages)
- Petition to be Discussed by the Advisory
Board
The petition covering January 1, 1942, through December 31, 1955, was discussed during the June 15, 2006, Advisory Board meeting.
The petition covering January 1, 1955, through December 31, 1970, was discussed on July 18, 2007, during the Advisory Board's regular meeting.
- Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
Advisory Board recommendation regarding the Ames Laboratory SEC petition (January 1, 1942 through December 31, 1954)
PDF 254 KB (2 pages)
Advisory Board recommendation regarding the Ames Laboratory SEC petition (January 1, 1955 through December 31, 1970)
PDF 161 KB (2 pages)
- HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the Ames Laboratory SEC Petition from January 1, 1942, through December 31, 1954
PDF 259 KB (6 pages)
HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the Ames Laboratory SEC Petition from January 1, 1955 through December 31, 1970
PDF 298 KB (6 pages)
- Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees
for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Designation of
a Class of Employees from Ames Laboratory to the SEC
(covering years January 1, 1942, through December 31,
1954)
PDF 46 KB (1 page)
Designation of
a Class of Employees from Ames Laboratory to the SEC (covering years January 1, 1955 through December 31, 1970)
PDF 45 KB (1 page)
- HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
HHS Designation of a Class of Employees from Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa (covering years January 1, 1942, through December 31,
1954)
PDF 166 KB (4 pages)
HHS Designation of a Class of Employees from Ames Laboratory, Ames, Iowa (covering years January 1, 1955 through December 31, 1970)
PDF 202 KB (4 pages)
- Effective Date for the SEC Class
September 7, 2006 (January 1, 1942, through December 31,
1954)
October 12, 2007 (January 1, 1955 through December 31, 1970)
- Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
September 22, 2006 (January 1, 1942, through December 31,
1954)
PDF 52 KB (2 pages)
October 29, 2007 (January 1, 1955 through December 31, 1970)
PDF 45 KB (1 page)
- Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
Letter to DOL regarding the addition of a new class of employees to the SEC from Ames Laboratory (January 1, 1942, through December 31,
1954)
PDF 43 KB (1 page)
Letter to DOL regarding the addition of a new class of employees to the SEC from Ames Laboratory (January 1, 1955 through December 31, 1970)
PDF 20 KB (1 page)
- Letter from DOL Regarding the Return of All Cases for the New SEC Class
Not available at this time.
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Previous Versions of Ames Labortory Documents
Site Profile for Ames Laboratory
(Approved June 22, 2007)
PDF 820 KB (84 pages)
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Page last updated: August 28, 2007
Page last reviewed: May 30, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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