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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
(Site Profile Number 054)

Laboratory: Livermore, California

Also Known As: California Radiation Laboratory

Site Profile

  1. Introduction
    (Page Change Revision, September 12, 2005)
    this document in PDF PDF 111 KB (9 pages)

    Page Change Revision Includes: Page change initiated to incorporate recent direction from NIOSH to include DOL review comments on page 5. Text was modified in Section 1.1. No sections were deleted. Page 5 was changed.


  2. Site Description
    (Page change revision October 26, 2005)
    this document in PDF PDF 502 MB (22 pages)

    Page Change Revision Includes: Page change initiated to incorporate recent direction from NIOSH to include DOL review comments on page 6. No sections were deleted.


  3. Occupational Medical Dose
    (Page change revision October 26, 2005)
    this document in PDF PDF 134 KB (13 pages)

    Page Change Revision Includes: Page change initiated to incorporate recent direction from NIOSH to include DOL review comments on page 5. No sections were deleted.


  4. Occupational Environmental Dose
    (Approved November 11, 2005)
    this document in PDF PDF 1.19 MB (27 pages)


  5. Occupational Internal Dose
    (Approved October 7, 2005)
    this document in PDF PDF 263 KB (40 pages)


  6. Occupational External Dose
    (Revised April 26, 2007)
    this document in PDF PDF 111 KB (24 pages)

    Revision Includes: Revision to respond to comments by ORAU and Task 5. This revision specifically does not respond to Worker Outreach comments received; which will be addressed in a future revision. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Adds Attributions and Annotations section. This revision results in no change to the assigned dose and no PER is required.

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Technical Information Bulletins (TIBs)

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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 LLNL 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 LLNL:

  • March 22, 2006
    Meeting with current employees of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, hosted by the Society of Professionals, Scientists and Engineers/University Professional and Technical Employees/Communications Workers of America Local 9119, AFL-CIO

    Final Minutes
    this document in PDF PDF 55 KB (7 pages)


  • March 22, 2006
    Meeting with The Society of Professional, Scientists and Engineers/University Professional and Technical Employees/Communications Workers of America Local 9119 (SPSE), in Livermore, California

    Final Minutes
    this document in PDF PDF 129 KB (30 pages)


  • March 21, 2006
    Meeting with Building and Construction Trades Council of Alameda County, AFL-CIO, Oakland, California

    Final Minutes
    this document in PDF PDF 79 KB (13 pages)


  • November 30, 2004
    Meeting with Alameda County Building and Construction Trades Council, Society of Professional Scientists and Engineers/University Professional and Technical Employees

    Final Minutes
    this document in PDF PDF 48 KB (7 pages)

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Comments on LLNL Documents

How to Submit Comments
Comments on LLNL 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 (054) on all comments.

Comments Received

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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for LLNL

  • Class Added to the SEC

    Employees of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, and DOE contractors or subcontractors who were monitored for radiation exposure while working at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from January 1, 1950, through December 31, 1973, 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 SEC.

  • Petition Information

    Location: All areas

    Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers

    Period of Employment: January 1, 1950 through December 31, 1973

  • Federal Register Notice Announcing that the LLNL SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation
    July 30, 2007
    this document in PDF PDF 45 KB (1 page)

  • Copy of the Petition Received
    LLNL Petition
    this document in PDF PDF 260 KB (1 page)

  • SEC Petition Evaluation Report
    Copy of the SEC Evaluation Report for LLNL
    this document in PDF PDF 176 KB (33 pages)

  • Petition to be Discussed by the Advisory Board
    The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on January 8, 2008, during its regular meeting.

  • Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
    Advisory Board recommendation regarding the LLNL SEC Petition
    this document in PDF PDF 446 KB (2 pages)

  • HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
    HHS letter to Congress regarding the LLNL SEC Petition
    this document in PDF PDF 654 KB (55 pages)

  • Federal Register Notice: Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
    March 13, 2008
    this document in PDF PDF 45 KMB (1 page)

  • HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC
    HHS Designation regarding the LLNL SEC Petition
    this document in PDF PDF 393 KB (4 pages)

  • Effective Date for the SEC Class
    April 2, 2008

  • Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort
    May 1, 2008
    this document in PDF PDF 53 KMB (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 LLNL
    this document in PDF PDF 20 KB (2 pages)

  • 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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Page last updated: May 18, 2008
Page last reviewed: May 30, 2008
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