Office of Compensation Analysis and Support (OCAS)

Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education (ORISE)
Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Also known as: Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
                         Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies (ORINS)

Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies (ORINS)

• Class Added to the SEC
  
  Employees of the DOE predecessor agencies and their contractors or subcontractors who were monitored or should have been monitored while working at the Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies Cancer Research Hospital from May 15, 1950, through December 31, 1963, and who were employed for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days or in combination with work days within the parameters established for other classes of employees included in the SEC.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Petition Information

  Location: Oak Ridge, Tennessee
  
  Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All medical division employees
  
  Period of Employment: June 1, 1950 through June 25, 1956
  

• Federal Register Notice Announcing that the Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies (ORINS) SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
  November 4, 2005
  PDF 51 KB (2 pages)
  
  
• Copy of the Petition Received
  ORINS SEC Petition
  PDF 5.9 MB (15 pages)
  
  
• SEC Petition Evaluation Report--REVISED
  Revised Evaluation Report for Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies (Petition SEC-00033)
  PDF 90 KB (26 pages)
  
  
  
• Petition to be Discussed by the Advisory Board
  The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on September 20, 2006, during its regular meeting.
  
  
• Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
  ORINS Plant SEC Petition (May 15, 1950 through December 31, 1963)
   PDF 479 KB (2 pages)
  
  
• HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
  HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the ORINS SEC Petition
   PDF 530 KB (6 pages)
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
  December 8, 2006
   PDF 46 KB (1 page)
  
  
• HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
  HHS Designation of a Class of Employees from ORINS
   PDF 184 KB (4 pages)
  
  
• Effective Date for the SEC Class
  December 9, 2006
  
  
• Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
  December 27, 2006
   PDF 53 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 for ORINS
   PDF 78 KB (1 page)
  
  
• Letter from DOL Regarding the Return of All Cases for the New SEC Class
  Not applicable at this time.
  (Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)

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Previous Versions of ORISE Documents

• SEC Petition Evaluation Report
  
  Evaluation Report for Oak Ridge Institute for Nuclear Studies (Petition SEC-00033)
  PDF 90 KB (26 pages)
  

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