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Technical Basis Document
Technical Basis Document
for the Savannah River Site to be Used for EEOICPA Dose
Reconstructions
(Revised April 5, 2005)
 PDF 1.57 MB (248 pages)
Revision Includes: Adds Section 3.1.3 and Attachment C.3 to include ingestion of foodstuffs.
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Technical Information Bulletins (TIBs)
- External Coworker Dosimetry Data for
the Savannah River Site
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Document Number: ORAUT-OTIB-0032 Rev-00 PC-1
About this Document: Provides information to allow
Dose Reconstructors (Health Physicists) to assign doses to Savannah River
Site workers who have no or limited monitoring data, based on site
coworker data.
Page Change Revision: November 7, 2006
Page Change Revision Includes: Page change revision due to release of ORAUT-OTIB-
0052 Rev 00. Updates required language on page 4 in Section 1.0.
References ORAUT-OTIB-0052 Rev 00 on page 6 in Section 5.0.
Completes Section 8.0 on page 8. Revises title of Table 3 on page
10. No changes occurred as a result of formal internal review. This
revision results in an increase in assigned dose and a PER is
required.
- Interpretation of External Dosimetry
Records at the Savannah River Site (SRS)
PDF 17 KB (3 pages)
Document Number: OCAS-TIB-006 Rev-02
About this Document: Provides guidance on the Interpretation of External
Dosimetry Records at the Savannah River Site.
Revised: October 4, 2007
Revision Includes: Clarification of applicability per SC&A comments. This revision
replaces guidance found in the SRS Site Profile dated April 5, 2005.
- Maximum Internal Dose Estimates for Savannah
River Site (SRS) Claims
PDF 147 KB (14 pages)
Document Number: ORAUT-OTIB-0001 Rev-00
About this Document: Describes the maximum internal dose estimates for Savannah River
Site (SRS) claims.
Approved: July 15, 2003
- Neutron Exposures at the
Savannah River Site
PDF 35 KB (6 pages)
Document Number: OCAS-TIB-007 Rev-01
About this Document: Provides guidance on when neutrons exposure should be
included in SRS dose reconstructions.
Revised: October 15, 2007
Revision Includes: Clarification of
locations, occupations, and time periods for which this
TIB applies.
- Savannah River Site Tritium Dose Assignment
About this Document: This Technical Information Bulletin is no longer available.
The information contained in this document can now be found in:
Technical Information Bulletin: Tritium Calculated and Missed Dose Estimates
PDF 162 KB (9 pages)
Document Number: ORAUT-OTIB-0011 Rev-00
Approved: June 29, 2004
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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.
- PER 1: Misinterpreted Dosimetry Records Resulting in an Underestimate of Missed Dose in Savannah River Site Dose Reconstructions
PDF 958 KB (4 pages)
Document Number: OCAS-PER-0001 Rev-00
About this Document: Describes the evaluation of the programmatic
effect of the misinterpreted dosimetry records resulting in an underestimate of the missed dose
for Savannah River Site dose reconstructions.
Approved: September 8, 2003
Summary: While the underestimated missed dose resulted in a non-claimant favorable estimate of missed dose, the overestimated onsite ambient dose offset this underestimate. As a result, no further
evaluation is necessary because the offset still resulted in a slight claimant favorable bias in the
dose estimate and resulting probability of causation.
- PER 2: Error in Surrogate Organ Assignment Resulting in an Underestimate of X-ray Dose in Savannah River Site Dose Reconstructions
PDF 482 KB (4 pages)
Document Number: OCAS-PER-0002 Rev-00
About this Document: Describes the evaluation of the programmatic
effect of an error in surrogate organ assignment resulting in a potential underestimate of the X-ray dose for certain Savannah River Site dose reconstructions.
Approved: December 15, 2003
Summary: An error in surrogate organ
assignment for the liver, gall bladder and spleen (ovaries
was assigned instead of lung) resulted in the underestimation
of X-ray organ doses in three completed dose reconstructions.
The impact on the probability of causation in these three
cases has been evaluated and found to be minimal (<0.5%),
and the probable compensability status of these claims
was unaffected. No revision of any completed dose reconstructions
is warranted; however, to preclude future occurrences
of this error, revisions of several Technical Basis Documents
has been initiated.
- PER 19: The Effect of Additional Neutron Dose Data from the Savannah River Site
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Document Number: OCAS-PER-0019 Rev-00
About this Document: New document to report the impact of additional neutron dose data received from the Savannah River Site.
Approved: May 18, 2007
Summary: Dosimetry records are requested from the Savannah River Site for each claim received from the Department of Labor with Savannah River employment. This data is used in reconstructing the individuals' radiation dose. The Savannah River site notified NIOSH that additional data pertaining to neutron dosimetry was not sent for several claims. The additional data has since been received and added to the original dosimetry data.
Previously completed claims were re-evaluated to determine the affect of this new data on the individual claims. This Program Evaluation Report (PER) was prepared to report the results of that evaluation.
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PER 30: Savannah River Site TBD Revisions
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Document Number: OCAS-PER-0030 Rev-00
About this Document: Document to determine which
previously completed claims require
evaluation for the effect of revising the
Savannah River Site TBD.
Approved: December 18, 2007
Summary: There were 54 Savannah River Site claims completed prior to August 21, 2003, (issue date of revision 1) with a probability of Causation below 50%. The dose reconstruction methodology of each will be reviewed to determine if a new dose reconstruction is necessary to determine if the revisions increase the dose estimate. NIOSH will review these dose reconstructions to determine if they meet any of the criteria listed in this PER. NIOSH will provide DOL with the list of 54 claims as well as a determination on each claim as to whether a new dose estimate is required. Documentation for each claim not requiring a new dose reconstruction will provide the basis for that determination.
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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 Savannah River Site:
- May 22, 2008
Meetings with current and former workers
1:00 p.m and 6:00 p.m.
Final Minutes
PDF 130 KB (29 pages)
- September 14, 2004
The minutes have not been finalized.
- November 11, 2003
The minutes have not been finalized.
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Advisory Board Work Group on Savannah River Site, Site Profile
This Work Group is responsible to review the Savannah River Site Profile (as revised), to review the SC&A Review of the Hanford Site Profile, to consider issues raised by the Board's contractor (SC&A) concerning the site profile, and to assist NIOSH and SC&A in the resolution of such issues. The Work Group may recommend to the Board changes in the site profile as appropriate
- Work Group Members
Mark Griffon-Chair
Bradley Clawson
Michael Gibson
James Lockey
Phillip Schofield
- Meeting Information
- November 14, 2006
Meeting of the Working Group of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport
1717 Airport Exchange Blvd.
Erlanger, KY 41018
(859) 371-2233
MEETING POSTPONED--the meeting will be rescheduled at a later date
This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-643-6504. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9448550.
Agenda: This meeting has been scheduled to discuss the SRS Site Profile review.
- August 22, 2006
Meeting of the Working Group of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health
Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport
1717 Airport Exchange Blvd.
Erlanger, KY 41018
(859) 371-2233
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
This meeting is open to the public, but without a public comment period. Teleconference call access is available for this meeting and it is limited only by the number of ports available. To access the meeting via the teleconference call access, you must dial 1-866-643-6504. To be automatically connected to the meeting, you will need to enter the following participant code: 9448550.
Agenda: This meeting has been scheduled to discuss the Savannah River Site, Site Profile document.
Transcript
PDF 463 KB (253 pages)
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Comments on Savannah River Site Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on Savannah River Site 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 (012) on all comments.
Comments Received
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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for the Savannah River Site
- Petition Information
Petition 1:
Location: Aiken, South Carolina
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers
Period of Employment: January 1, 1950 through December 31, 2007
Petition 2:
Location: Aiken, South Carolina
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All laborers, foremen, and construction workers
Period of Employment: March 9, 1951 through October 24, 1986
- Federal Register Notice Announcing that the
Savannah River Site SEC Petitions have met the Minimum Qualifications
for Review and Evaluation
March 10, 2008 (Petition 1 and 2)
PDF 45 KB (1 page)
- Copy of the Petition Received
Copy of the Savannah River Site SEC Petition Received
PDF 4.7 MB (91 pages)
- SEC Petition Evaluation Report
January 1, 1950 through December 31, 2007
PDF 1.11 MB (94 pages)
- Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
Not applicable at this time.
- Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
Not applicable at this time.
- HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
Not applicable at this time.
- Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees
for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Not applicable at this time.
(Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
- HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
Not applicable at this time.
(Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
- Effective Date for the SEC Class
Not applicable at this time.
(Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
- Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
Not applicable at this time.
(Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
- Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC
Not applicable at this time.
(Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
- 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 Savannah River Site Documents
- Technical Basis Document for the Savannah River Site to be Used for EEOICPA Dose Reconstructions
- Revised October 29, 2004
PDF 1.46 MB (242 pages)
Document Number: ORAUT-TKBS-0003 Rev-02
Revision Includes: Allows use of Table
C-17, Maximum site-wide annual intakes and geometric
standard deviations, for all environmental dose reconstruction
and clarifies periods of applicability. Modified instructions
for determination of undetected dose from in vitro
bioassay results (except tritium) below detection threshold.
Clarified instructions for missed dose determination
from whole body count results below the detection threshold.
Corrected Ce-144 table 4.3-5. Pages changed are 24,
57, 58, 62, 72, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86, 89, 156, and 183.
The Uncertainty Section (4.4.2) was deleted because
it is not specific to SRS and because this avoids inconsistencies
that might result from dose reconstruction programmatic
changes. Incorporated medical x-ray changes and addition
of section on phtotfluorography, addition of references,
and information on TNX and CMX. Changed all dates referring
to photofluorograph to 1951-1957. Removed reference
to 1967.
- Revised August 21, 2003
PDF 1.8 MB (232 pages)
Document Number: ORAUT-TKBS-0003 Rev-01
Revision Includes: Incorporated changes
to Section 2.2, 3.2.2, Table A-23, Tables B-1, C-17,
and C-19; addition of last paragraph in "in vitro
fission product analysis" in Section 4.1.2 and Section
5.3.5; additions of Dose Reconstructor instructions:
Sections 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.2; 3.4, 3.4.1, 3.4.2; 4.5,
4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.3, 4.5.4; 5.7, 5.7.1, 5.7.2, and Tables
D-11 through D-29. Additions were also made to Sections
4.4.3 and 4.4.4. Corrected several terms and definitions
in the glossary, Sections 1.3, and 2.2. Revised Section
2.2 for clarity. Reassigned the thyroid to Groups 2
in Section 2.5.2. In Section 4.1.2, revised MDS/Reporting
level in Tables 4.1.1-1 and 4.1.1-2, clarified 10 year
old 12% Pu mix as claimant favorable, added text to
the Note re: fission product Sr-90 sample/whole body
in Section 2.4.1 discussing record forms for whole body
counts and meaning of terms thereon. Corrected 4.4.3-x
corrected to 4.4.3-9 in first sentence of Note:, page
79. Corrected tables 4.4.3-1 and 4.4.3-3 Type S and
M values respectively and corrected units. Added bullets
under Note: in Section 4.4.3 "Chronic Intakes for other
radionuclide." Clarified tritium equilibrium and corrected
calculation in Section 4.4.3, corrected solubility types
in tables 4.4.3-7, and 4.4.3-8. Added text to sections
4.5 and 4.5.1 and deleted sections related to "Best
Estimate Approaches" and renumbered sections. Deleted
footnote in Section 5.3.2.1. Added works to clarify
use of annual intakes for dose reconstruction. Corrected
Table D-5 Absorption Type.
- Approved July 15, 2003
PDF 1.38 MB (188 pages)
Document Number: ORAUT-TKBS-0003 Rev-00
- Technical Information Bulletin: External Coworker Dosimetry Data for the
Savannah River Site
- Technical Information Bulletin: Interpretation of External Dosimetry Records at
Savannah River Site (SRS)
- Revised February 20, 2004
PDF 16 KB (3 pages)
Document Number: OCAS-TIB-006 Rev-01
Revision Includes: Revised discussion of shallow dose interpretation for
low energy photons.
- Approved September 8, 2003
PDF 683 KB (6 pages)
Document Number: OCAS-TIB-006 Rev-00
- Technical Information Bulletin: Neutron Exposures at the Savannah River Site
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Page last reviewed: May 30, 2008
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