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2003 Data Search and Capture Efforts for DOE Cases

Listed below are the data search and capture efforts for Department of Energy (DOE) sites that occurred during 2003. When available, we have included the sites for which information was recovered. The most recent efforts are at the top of the list:

  • National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
    Atlanta, GA
    December 2003

    The purpose of this data capture trip was to gather additional documents that were not collected in previous trips. This NARA facility has the largest collection of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) documents. Seventy boxes of documents were located and materials were selected from 45 of the boxes. A total of 262 documents were recovered.

    This effort recovered information on the following DOE sites:

    Ames Laboratory (Iowa State University)
    Baker and Williams Warehouses
    Battelle Laboratories
    Battelle Memorial Institute
    Biomedical Research Foundation (Wilmington, DE)
    Clinton Engineering Works
    Dana Heavy Water Plant
    Du Pont Deepwater Works
    Electro Metallurgical
    Fernald
    General Atomics
    General Electric (San Jose, CA)
    Grand Junction
    Hanford
    Herring-Hall Marvin Safe Co.
    Kellex Research Lab
    Knoll Atomic Power (Peek Street Facility)
    Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Linde Ceramics Plant
    Mallinckrodt Chemical Works
    Middlesex Sampling Plant
    Mound Plant
    Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant (K-25)
    Oak Ridge National Laboratories (X-10)
    Oak Ridge Operations Office
    Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
    Puerto Rico Nuclear Center
    SAM Laboratories, Columbia University
    Tennessee Eastman Corp.
    University of California, Berkeley
    University of California, Davis
    University of Rochester
    Ventron Corp. (Metal Hydrides Corp.)
    Y-12 Salvage Yard

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  • National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
    Atlanta, GA
    September 2003

    Two data capture trips occurred in September to the Atlanta National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) facility. These marked the second and third trips to NARA in response to a previous data search effort. During the second trip, 175 boxes were reviewed and materials were selected from 53 boxes. This included 125 documents spanning the years 1941-1990. Information was found on various DOE and AWE sites.

    During the third trip, 73 boxes were reviewed and materials were selected from 38 of the boxes comprising 286 documents on various DOE and AWE sites.

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  • Fernald Records Center
    Fernald, OH
    September 2003

    ORAU Team Specialists responsible for the Fernald Technical Basis Document on Internal Dosimetry, External Dosimetry, and Environmental Dosimetry traveled to the Fernald site to conduct a review of information and documents. They also identified numerous records and requested electronic and hard copies of many useful reports.

    A follow-up data capture effort was made to the Fernald Records Center the following week. ORAU staff was able to spend time at the Center to review the contents of approximately 60 boxes of information and retrieve 90 documents spanning the years 1954-1990.

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  • Health-Related Energy Research Branch
    Cincinnati, OH
    September 2003

    ORAU worked with staff from the NIOSH Health-Energy Related Branch (HERB) to capture data for the Portsmouth and Paducah Sites. The data capture effort was primarily targeted to capture documents that would be helpful in the development of the Portsmouth Technical Basis Document (TBD). Ten boxes were reviewed and 42 documents for the years spanning 1950-1995 were captured.

    Several documents, including laboratory and health physics procedures and programs, were captured. Some of the more useful procedures were for the urinalysis program, film badges, in vivo, and performance of Health Physics surveys. Other documents worth mentioning included health physics survey reports, 1994 Mortality Study, 1987 Exposure Assessment, 1985 Final Safety Analysis Reports, and 1952-1992 exposure records. In all, approximately 2 boxes of documents were captured.

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  • Army Corp of Engineers
    St. Louis, MO
    June 2003

    The data capture effort was targeted to capture documents related to Mallinckrodt Chemical Works. Records from the St. Louis Downtown Site, the St. Louis Airport Site, Madison Site, and Weldon Springs were captured.

    Ten boxes and 3 binders were located. Materials were selected from 2 of the 14 boxes that contained information on Mallinckrodt employees.

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  • National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
    Atlanta, GA
    May 2003

    During the data capture effort, 75 boxes were reviewed. Materials from 11 of the 75 boxes contained information on several DOE and AWE sites that can potentially be used for dose reconstruction. A second trip is planned to review additional binders and selected boxes.

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  • Fernald Records Center
    Fernald, OH
    May - June 2003

    During this data capture effort, 45 boxes were retrieved from the Fernald Record Holdings. Materials were selected from 30 boxes containing 881 documents. The documents contained information from 1950-1990. During the data capture, information was discovered for AWE sites as well.

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  • DOE Office of Worker Advocacy
    Germantown, MD
    March - April 2003

    A second data capture effort occurred in Germantown, Maryland in March and April. Twenty-nine additional boxes of information were reviewed and 538 documents were captured. The purpose of this data capture trip was to gather data to be used in the Technical Basis Documents for various AWE sites.

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  • DOE Office of Worker Advocacy
    Germantown, MD
    February 2003

    OCAS and ORAU staff conducted a data capture effort in Germantown to recover information that was previously located at the Environmental Measurements Laboratory in New York. The main purpose of this data capture trip was to gather data to be used in the Technical Basis Documents for various AWE and DOE sites. Sixteen boxes of information were reviewed and 329 documents were captured.

    This effort recovered information on the following DOE sites:

    Ames Laboratory (Iowa State University)
    Battelle Laboratories
    Beryllium Production Plant (Brush Luckey)
    Chapman Valve
    Du Pont Deepwater Works
    Electro Metallurgical
    Grand Junction
    Kellex/Pierpont
    Lake Ontario Ordnance Works
    Lake Ontario Storage Area
    Mallinckrodt Chemical Co.
    Middlesex Sampling Plant
    New Brunswick Laboratory
    Rare Earths/W.R. Grace

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Page last updated: January 9, 2009
Page last reviewed: May 30, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

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