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Technical Basis Document
Technical Basis Document
for Atomic Energy Operations at the Iowa Army Ammunition
Plant (IAAP)
(Revised December 21, 2005)
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Revision Includes: Significant changes based upon the feasibility determination by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Incorporated comments received from the Office of General Counsel pertaining to reconstruction of medical X-ray procedures.
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Technical Information Bulletins (TIBs)
At the current time, there are no TIBs for IOP.
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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 IOP 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 IOP:
- July 29, 2004
Meeting with former workers
Final Minutes
PDF 119 KB (14 pages)
- June 14, 2004
The minutes from the meeting have not been finalized.
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Comments on IOP Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on IOP 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 (025) on all comments.
Comments Received
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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for IOP
- Submissions Not Qualifying for Evaluation
In addition to the petition listed below, an additional submission was received but did not qualify for evaluation because it did not meet the minimum petition requirements.
- Classes Added to the SEC
- Iowa Ordnance Plant--employees
of the DOE or DOE contractors or subcontractors employed
by the Iowa Ordnance Plant (Iowa Army Ammunition Plant),
Line 1, during the period from March 1949 through 1974
who were employed for a number of work days aggregating
at least 250 work days either solely under this employment
or in combination with work days within the parameters
(excluding aggregate work day requirements) established
for other classes of employees included in the SEC
- Iowa Ordnance Plant (Radiographer)--Department
of Energy (DOE) employees or DOE contractor or subcontractor
employees who worked as radiographers from May 1948 to
March 1949 in support of Line 1 operations at the Iowa
Army Ammunition Plant and who were employed for a number
of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring
under this employment in combination with work days of
employment occurring within the parameters (excluding
aggregate work day requirements) established for other
classes of employees included in the SEC
- Classes Not Added to the SEC
- Iowa Ordnance Plant--The
time period 1946-April 1948 is prior to the introduction
of any radioactive materials or radiological procedures
at Line 1 of IOP. For this class, NIOSH determined
that no feasibility determination is necessary because
members of the class received no radiation doses
as covered by EEOICPA
- Petition Information
Location: Burlington, Iowa--Line 1 (which includes Yard
C, Yard G, Yard L, Firing Site Area, Burning Field "B",
and Storage Sites for Pits and Weapons including Buildings
73 and 77)
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All Technicians
(Laboratory, Health Physics, Chemical, X-ray, etc.),
Production Personnel (hourly and salaried), Engineers,
Inspectors, Safety Personnel, Physical Security Personnel,
and Maintenance Persons
Period of Employment: 1947-1974
- Federal Register Notice Announcing that the Iowa Ordnance Plant SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
October 25, 2004
PDF 291 KB (1 page)
- Copy of the Petition Received
Pages 1-23
PDF 1 MB (23 pages)
Pages 24-47
PDF 981 KB (24 pages)
- SEC Petition Evaluation Report
SEC Petition Evaluation
Report: SEC-00006-1
PDF 117 KB (32 pages)
Supplement to the
SEC Petition Evaluation Report for Petition SEC-00006-1
PDF 65 KB (5 pages)
SEC Petition Evaluation Report for
Petition SEC-00006-2 (Radiographers)
PDF 42 KB (10 pages)
- Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
The Advisory Board discussed the Iowa Ordnance Plant petition on February 9, 2005; April 26, 2005; and July 5, 2006. A copy of the transcripts from these Advisory Board meetings are listed below:
February 9, 2005 Excerpt: IAAP SEC Petition Discussions
PDF 487 KB (147 pages)
April 26, 2005
PDF 708 KB (393 pages)
July 5, 2005
PDF 455 KB (253 pages)
- Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition Petition
March 1949 to 1974
PDF 141 KB (2 pages)
May 1948 to March 1949 (Radiographers)
PDF 97 KB (2 pages)
- HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
March 1949 to 1974
PDF 912 KB (18 pages)
May 1948 to March 1949 (Radiographers)
PDF 399 KB (11 pages)
- Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees
for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
March 1949 to 1974
June 7, 2005
PDF 47 KB (1 page)
May 1948 to March 1949 (Radiographers)
September 27, 2005
PDF 51 KB (2 pages)
- HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
March 1949 to 1974
PDF 919 KB (5 pages)
May 1948 to March 1949 (Radiographers)
PDF 405 KB (4 pages)
- Effective Date for the SEC Class
June 19, 2005--Iowa Ordnance Plant, Line 1, during the period from March 1949 through 1974
September 24, 2005--Radiographers from May 1948 to March 1949 in support of Line 1 operations at the Iowa Ordnance Plant
- Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
March 1949 to 1974
June 29, 2005
PDF 46 KB (2 pages)
May 1948 to March 1949 (Radiographers)
October 3, 2005
PDF 52 KB (2 pages)
- Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
IOP Cases for New SEC Class for March 1949 through 1974
PDF 26 KB (1 page)
IOP Cases for New SEC Class for May 1948 to March 1949 (Radiographers)
PDF 379 KB (1 page)
- Letter from DOL Regarding the Return of All Cases for the New SEC Class
IOP Cases for New SEC Class for March 1949 to 1974
PDF 2.26 MB (3 pages)
IOP Cases for New SEC Class for May 1948 to March 1949 (Radiographers)
PDF 506 KB (4 pages)
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Previous Versions of IAAP Documents
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Page last updated: April 29, 2008
Page last reviewed: May 30, 2008
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