Mound Plant
Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information
The Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) is a unique category of employees established by the Act (42 CFR Part 83). Claims compensated under the SEC do not have to go through the dose reconstruction process. To qualify for compensation under the SEC, a covered employee must meet specific requirements (e.g., must have at least one of 22 “specified cancers,” and have worked for a specified time period at one of the SEC sites). Classes of employees and work sites can be considered for addition to the SEC through a NIOSH petition process. More information about the Special Exposure Cohort can be found on our Frequently Asked Questions page.
Open/Active SEC Petitions
There is currently one open/active SEC petition, Petition 240. NIOSH is reviewing the petition to see if it qualifies for evaluation. If the petition qualifies, it will receive a full evaluation by NIOSH, the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Class(es) Added to the SEC
- Employees of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, and DOE contractors or subcontractors who worked in any areas at the Mound Plant site from October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959, 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 SECNote: This class was established from Petition 90
- All employees of the Department of Energy (DOE), its predecessor agencies, and its contractors and subcontractors who had at least one tritium bioassay sample and worked at the Mound Plant in Miamisburg, Ohio from March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment, or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure CohortNote: This class was established from Petition 171
- All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked at the Mound Plant in Miamisburg, Ohio, from September 1, 1972, through December 31, 1972, or from January 1, 1975, through December 31, 1976, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the Special Exposure CohortNote: This class was established from Petition 207
Classes Not Added to the SEC
- All employees of the Department of Energy, Department of Energy contractors, or subcontractors who worked in any area at the Mound Plant in Miamisburg, Ohio, during the period from March 1, 1959, through December 31, 2007, except for workers who fall within the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) classes established by SEC petitions 00171 and 00207Note: This class was established from Petition 90
Petitions Qualified for Evaluation
Below is a list of the petitions that qualified for evaluation. Select a petition on the list to view the table for that particular petition.
Petition 90 (Feb 1, 1949 to Present)
Steps in Petition Process: | Petition Details: |
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Date Received
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June 4, 2007
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Date Qualified for Evaluation
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August 17, 2007
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Summary of Information in Petition |
Location: Dayton, Ohio Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers Period of Employment: February 1, 1949 through the present |
Copy of the Petition Received |
July 20, 2007 [971 KB (10 pages)] (February 1, 1949 through the present) |
Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Mound Plant SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation |
August 28, 2007 [41 KB (1 page)] (February 1, 1949 through the present) |
SEC Petition Evaluation Report |
December 20, 2007 [1.7 MB (95 pages)] (October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959*) *Note: Based on its research, NIOSH reduced the petitioner-requested class to define a single class of employees for which NIOSH cannot estimate radiation doses with sufficient accuracy. |
Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board |
December 21, 2007 |
Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board |
The Mound Plant SEC Petition (October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959) was discussed by the Advisory Board on January 8, 2008, during its regular meeting. Note: the agenda for this meeting is available on the Advisory Board and Public Meetings page. |
Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition |
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HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition |
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HHS Designation/Determination of Additional Members to the SEC |
Designation Determination Note: A “designation” will be published if there is a recommendation to add a class to the SEC. A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation not to add a class to the SEC. |
Federal Register Notice: Designation/Determination Regarding a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort |
Designation Determination Note: A “designation” will be published if there is a recommendation to add a class to the SEC. A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation not to add a class to the SEC. |
Effective Date for the SEC Class |
April 2, 2008 (October 1, 1949, through February 28, 1959) |
Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort |
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Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC |
Petition 91 (Feb 1, 1949 to Present)
Steps in Petition Process: | Petition Details: |
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Date Received
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June 14, 2007
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Date Qualified for Evaluation
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September 24, 2007
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Summary of Information in Petition |
Location: Miamisburg, Ohio Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers Period of Employment: February 1, 1949 through the present |
Copy of the Petition Received |
October 3, 2007 [2.3 MB (16 pages)] |
Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Mound Plant SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation |
October 3, 2007 [83 KB (1 page)] |
SEC Petition Evaluation Report |
Merged with Petition 90 |
Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board |
Merged with Petition 90 |
Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board |
Merged with Petition 90 |
Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition |
Merged with Petition 90 |
HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition |
Merged with Petition 90 |
HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC |
Merged with Petition 90 |
Federal Register Notice: Designation Regarding a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort |
Merged with Petition 90 |
Effective Date for the SEC Class |
Merged with Petition 90 |
Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort |
Merged with Petition 90 |
Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC |
Merged with Petition 90 |
Petition 171 (Mar 1, 1959 to Mar 5, 1980)
Steps in Petition Process: | Petition Details: |
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Date Received
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May 3, 2010
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Date Qualified for Evaluation
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May 3, 2010
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Summary of Information in Petition |
Location: Miamisburg, Ohio Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked in the R and SW Buildings. Period of Employment: March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980 |
Copy of the Petition Received |
May 3, 2010 [194 KB (3 pages)] (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980) |
Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Mound Plant SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation |
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SEC Petition Evaluation Report |
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Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board |
May 19, 2010 |
Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board |
The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on May 19, 2010, during its regular meeting. Note: the agenda for this meeting is available on the Advisory Board and Public Meetings page. |
Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition |
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HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition |
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HHS Designation/Determination of Additional Members to the SEC |
Designation Note: A “designation” will be published if there is a recommendation to add a class to the SEC. A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation not to add a class to the SEC. |
Federal Register Notice: Designation Regarding a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort |
Designation Note: A “designation” will be published if there is a recommendation to add a class to the SEC. A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation not to add a class to the SEC. |
Effective Date for the SEC Class |
August 13, 2010 (March 1, 1959 through March 5, 1980) |
Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort |
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Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC |
Petition 207 (Sep 1 to Dec 1972; 1975-1976)
Steps in Petition Process: | Petition Details: |
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Date Received
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August 15, 2012
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Date Qualified for Evaluation
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August 17, 2012
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Summary of Information in Petition |
Location: Miamisburg, Ohio Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All workers potentially exposed to radioactive materials while working at the Mound Plant Period of Employment: September 1, 1972 through December 31, 1972, and from January 1, 1975 through December 31, 1976 |
Copy of the Petition Received |
August 15, 2012 [268 KB (3 pages)] |
Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Mound Plant SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation |
September 28, 2012 [54 KB (1 page)] |
SEC Petition Evaluation Report |
September 6, 2012 [465 KB (39 pages)] |
Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board |
September 10, 2012 |
Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board |
The petition was discussed by the Advisory Board on September 19, 2012, during its regular meeting. Note: the agenda for this meeting is available on the Advisory Board and Public Meetings page. |
Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition |
October 31, 2012 [63 KB (2 pages)] |
HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition |
December 7, 2012 [60 KB (10 pages)] |
HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC |
Designation Note: A “designation” will be published if there is a recommendation to add a class to the SEC. A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation not to add a class to the SEC. |
Federal Register Notice: Designation Regarding a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort |
Designation Note: A “designation” will be published if there is a recommendation to add a class to the SEC. A “determination” will be published if there is a recommendation not to add a class to the SEC. |
Effective Date for the SEC Class |
January 6, 2013 |
Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Designation of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort |
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Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC |
SEC Petitions Not Qualifying for Evaluation
Not applicable at this time
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. Worker Outreach Activities for the Mound Plant:
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January 18, 2005 Meeting with PACE International and Guard Unions
Final Minutes [37 KB (7 pages)] -
January 18, 2005 Meeting with Dayton Building and Construction Trades Council
Final Minutes [32 KB (5 pages)]
Advisory Board Work Group on Mound Plant
This Work Group is responsible for reviewing the Mound Plant Site Profile, the SEC petition from Mound Plant petitioners, the NIOSH Evaluation Report of the petition, the SC&A Review of the Mound Plant Site Profile, considering issues raised by the Board’s contractor (SC&A) concerning the Site Profile and the petition Evaluation Report, and for assisting 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. The Work Group should strive to develop a recommendation to the Board on whether a class should be added to the SEC. Work Group Members:
- Josie Beach (Chair)
- Bradley P. Clawson
- Phillip Schofield
- Paul L. Ziemer, Ph.D.
Meeting Information
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September 29, 2016–LOCATION CHANGE Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Mound PlantTime/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment Period Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport 1717 Airport Exchange Blvd. Erlanger, KY 41018 Phone: 859-371-2233 Fax: 859-371-5002 Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701
Available Meeting Items:
Discussion/Background Papers:
- NIOSH/DCAS Memo: Validation and Verification of Mound Databases [687 KB (8 pages)] September 6, 2016
- NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Response – Review of Remaining Site Profile Issues for Mound Laboratory [431 KB (7 pages)] April 27, 2016
- SC&A Draft: Review of Remaining Site Profile Issues for Mound Laboratory Related to Current Technical Basis Documents [174 KB (17 pages)] February 11, 2016
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November 26, 2013
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound PlantTime/Location:
10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting type: Teleconference; Open to Public; No Public Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
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August 31, 2012
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound PlantTime/Location:
1:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
Phone: 859-586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion Papers:
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August 7, 2012–CANCELED
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound Plant
Note: This meeting will be rescheduled at a later dateTime/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)–POSTPONED
Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
Phone: 859-586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
- An agenda will be provided at a later date.
Discussion Papers:
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June 5, 2012
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Mound PlantTime/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
Phone: 859-586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion Papers:
- SC&A Memo: Reply to NIOSH Comments on SC&A’s Thorium Report of May 2, 2012 [34 KB (5 pages)] Contract No. 200-2009-28555 June 1, 2012
- NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Response to SC&A’s January 12, 2012 Memo Report on Adequacy and Completeness of Mound Internal Dosimetry [106 KB (4 pages)] May 29, 2012
- NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Responses to SC&A’s Thorium Report of May 8, 2012 [89 KB (4 pages)] May 29, 2012
- SC&A Draft: Mound Laboratory Site Potential Exposures to Stable Metal Tritides [1.5 MB (92 pages)] May 24, 2012
- SC&A’s Evaluation of NIOSH’s April 2012 Mound Laboratory Th-232 White Paper [33 KB (5 pages)] May 2012
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April 10, 2012
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Mound PlantTime/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
Phone: 859-586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion Papers:
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March 16, 2012–POSTPONED
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Mound Plant
Note: This meeting will be rescheduled at a later dateTime/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
Phone: 859-586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
- An agenda will be provided at a later date.
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November 7, 2011
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Mound PlantTime/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)–MEETING TIME CHANGED
Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
(859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
Discussion Papers:
- Mound SEC Issues Matrix for SEC Petition SEC-00090 [131 KB (24 pages)] November 2, 2011
- SC&A Draft Memo: SC&A’s Response to NIOSH Evaluation of Remaining Neutron Issues at the Mound Laboratory [31 KB (4 pages)] October 4, 2011
- SC&A Preliminary Draft for the Mound Working Group Review: Mound Internal Data Adequacy and Completeness Issue Status Report [42 KB (7 pages)] October 4, 2010
- SC&A Memo: Comments on NIOSH Evaluation of NTA Neutron Film Fading at Mound [58 KB (5 pages)] January 20, 2011
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November 5, 2010–POSTPONED
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound PlantTime/Location:
9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
(859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
- An agenda will be provided at a later date
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July 27, 2010
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound PlantTime/Location:
9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr. Hebron, KY 41048
Phone: (859) 586-0166Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537 Participant Code: 9933701
Available Meeting Items:
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May 13, 2010
Teleconference Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Use of SurrogateTime/Location:
1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Teleconference; Public, No Comment PeriodTeleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
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January 5-6, 2010
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound PlantTime/Location:
9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
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December 4, 2009–CANCELED
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound PlantTime/Location:
9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701No Available Meeting Items
- An agenda to be provided at a later date.
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October 13, 2009
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound PlantTime/Location:
2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
(859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
- An agenda will be provided at a later date.
- Transcript [215 KB (99 pages)]
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May 27-28, 2009
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound PlantTime/Location:
9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting type: Face-to-Face; Open to Public; No Public Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
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April 20-21, 2009–POSTPONED
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound Plant Note: This meeting has been rescheduled for May 27-28Time/Location:
9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
- An agenda will be provided at a later date.
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October 27, 2008
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound PlantTime/Location:
9:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
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July 14, 2008
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on the Mound PlantTime/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048 Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
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April 1, 2008
Meeting of the Advisory Board’s Work Group on Mound PlantTime/Location:
9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Meeting Type: Face-to-Face; Public, No Comment PeriodCincinnati Airport Marriott
2395 Progress Dr.
Hebron, KY 41048
Phone: (859) 586-0166
Teleconference: +1-866-659-0537
Participant Code: 9933701Available Meeting Items:
- An agenda will be provided at a later date.
- Transcript [896 KB (251 pages)]
Pre-Decisional Document Policy
Please note that as part of the procedures and processes of the Advisory Board’s Work Groups, several kinds of pre-decisional documents may be developed. These pre-decisional documents, such as white papers, matrices, working drafts, etc., are distributed among Work Group members as research and background tools to facilitate discussion and deliberation. Although discussion during a public meeting may cover pre-decisional documents, these documents often are not further revised or finalized, and thus do not reflect the final determination or evaluation of the Advisory Board and its Work Groups. Additionally, some pre-decisional documents not otherwise posted on the website may contain sensitive information, which would require an interested party to obtain such documents by filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the CDC/ATSDR FOIA office at foiarequests@cdc.gov.
Technical Documents
If the energy employee’s personal radiation information is incomplete, NIOSH will use other sources to estimate the radiation dose. This may involve using technical documents called Site Profiles, Technical Basis Documents, and Technical Information Bulletins.
Site Profile
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Introduction [97 KB (9 pages)]
Revised March 28, 2013
Revision Includes: Revises Special Exposure Cohort and to add attribution and annotation information. Reorganizes document to follow standard structure. Updates text in Section 1.1. No changes occurred as a result of formal internal review. Incorporates formal NIOSH review comments.
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Site Description [464 KB (35 pages)]
Revised April 1, 2013
Revision Includes: Incorporates SEC-00090, SEC-00171, and SEC-00207. Updated Table 2-1 with information for 2003 and 2010. Added Special Exposure Cohort information pertaining to the SW Building in Section 2.1.3. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
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Occupational Medical Dose [188 KB (18 pages)]
Revised March 14, 2013
Page Change Revision Includes: Updates the TBD with historical documents captured since the last revision, and adds skin doses for all procedures and periods. Incorporates formal internal review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
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Occupational Environmental Dose [3.4 MB (106 pages)]
Revised February 7, 2013
Revision Includes: Adds Special Exposure Cohort Section 4.1.3. Revised Table 4-1 to include end of operation and end of remediation. Revised Section 4.3 to provide direction for assigning environmental dose from 2003 to 2010. Made editorial changes and removed text and references for the Dayton Project. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
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Occupational Internal Dose [785 KB (59 pages)]
Revised March 13, 2017
Revision Includes: Incorporates updated guidance in DCAS-RPRT-005, Rev 00, Alternative Dissolution Models for Insoluble Pu-238, on highly insoluble 238Pu compounds. Minimum detectable amounts updated to reflect the latest available values for the period before Mound closure in 2006. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
- Occupational External Dose [581 KB (51 pages)]Approved August 11, 2004
Technical Information Bulletins (TIBs)
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Extremity Doses for Mound Exposures to Plutonium-238 [303 KB (14 pages)]
Document Number: ORAU-OTIB-0087, Rev. 00
About this Document: Calculates extremity to whole-body ratios for work performed at Mound for work with Pu-238. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
Approved: September 18, 2017
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Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Mound Site [745 KB (41 pages)]
Document Number: ORAUT-OTIB-0061 Rev. 02
About this Document: Revision to extend intake assignments for plutonium from 1990 to 2002 and add evaluation of tritium for 1981 through 2005. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
Approved: April 13, 2012
Advisory Board and NIOSH Discussions on Mound Plant
The Mound Plant discussion papers listed below are working documents prepared by NIOSH or its contractor for use in discussions with the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health or its Working Groups or Subcommittees. Draft, preliminary, interim, and white paper documents are not final NIOSH or Advisory Board (or their technical support and review contractors) positions unless specifically marked as such. These documents represent preliminary positions taken on technical issues prepared by NIOSH or its contractor. The discussion papers have been reviewed to identify and redact any information that is protected by the Privacy Act 5 USC §552a and have been cleared for distribution.
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SC&A Memo: Clarification of Mound Database Use [32 KB (2 pages)]
November 29, 2016 -
NIOSH/DCAS Memo: Clarification of Mound Database Use [425 KB (5 pages)]
October 24, 2016 -
NIOSH/DCAS Memo: Validation and Verification of Mound Databases [687 KB (8 pages)]
September 6, 2016 -
NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Response – Review of Remaining Site Profile Issues for Mound Laboratory [431 KB (7 pages)]
April 27, 2016 -
SC&A Draft: Review of Remaining Site Profile Issues for Mound Laboratory Related to Current Technical Basis Documents [174 KB (17 pages)]
February 11, 2016 -
ORAU Report: A Method for Estimating Stable Metal Tritide Exposures to Tritium Ancillary Workers Based on Swipe Data in Rooms SW-8, SW-13, SW-150 and R-108 at the Mound Laboratory 1968 to 1989 [1.3 MB (23 pages)]
March 7, 2013 -
NIOSH Presentation: Mound Plant SEC Petition (1972, 1975-1976) (83.14) [156 KB (8 pages)]
September 19, 2012 -
NIOSH Presentation: Mound Plant SEC Petition (1980-2007) [88 KB (6 pages)]
September 19, 2012 -
NIOSH/DCAS: Responses to Action Items Introduced During the Mound Work Group Meeting of June 5, 2012 [1 MB (17 pages)]
August 22, 2012 -
SC&A Draft: Mound Laboratory Site Potential Exposures to Stable Metal Tritides, Revision 1 [1.3 MB (92 pages)]
July 06, 2012 -
SC&A Memo: Reply to NIOSH Comments on SC&A’s Thorium Report of May 2, 2012 [35 KB (5 pages)]
June 1, 2012 -
NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Response to SC&A’s January 12, 2012 Memo Report on Adequacy and Completeness of Mound Internal Dosimetry [106 KB (4 pages)]
May 29, 2012 -
NIOSH/DCAS: NIOSH Responses to SC&A’s Thorium Report of May 8, 2012 [89 KB (4 pages)]
May 29, 2012 -
SC&A Draft: Mound Laboratory Site Potential Exposures to Stable Metal Tritides [1.5 MB (92 pages)]
May 24, 2012 -
SC&A’s Evaluation of NIOSH’s April 2012 Mound Laboratory Th-232 White Paper [33 KB (5 pages)]
May 2012 -
SC&A Memo: Interview with Former Mound HVAC Worker Conducted April 5, 2012 [49 KB (5 pages)]
April 19, 2012 -
SC&A Memo: Technical Conference Call, April 6, 2012: Clarification of Documentation Received by SC&A from NIOSH Regarding Ventilation of Radon in SW/R Buildings [27 KB (2 pages)]
April 19, 2012 -
NIOSH/DCAS: Retrospective Dose Reconstruction for Thorium-232 Activities at the Mound Laboratory [420 KB (33 pages)]
April 2, 2012 -
NIOSH/DCAS: Potential Stable Metal Tritide Exposures at the Mound Laboratory [1.5 MB (42 pages)]
March 30, 2012 -
SC&A Mound SEC Issues Matrix for SEC Petition SEC-00090 [131 KB (24 pages)]
November 2, 2011 -
SC&A Draft Memo: SC&As Response to NIOSH Evaluation of Remaining Neutron Issues at the Mound Laboratory [31 KB (4 pages)]
October 4, 2011 -
SC&A Draft White Paper: Sensitivity of NTA Film to Neutron Sources at Mound Laboratory, Revision 1 [154 KB (15 pages)]
July 2010 -
SC&A Preliminary Draft for the Mound Working Group Review: Mound Internal Data Adequacy and Completeness Issue Status Report [42 KB (7 pages)]
October 4, 2010 -
SC&A Preliminary Draft for the Mound Working Group Review: Mound Internal Data Adequacy and Completeness [262 KB (57 pages)]
June 2010 -
SC&A Memo: Comments on NIOSH Evaluation of NTA Neutron Film Fading at Mound [97 KB (5 pages)]
January 20, 2011 -
SC&A Draft: Review of NIOSH Site Profile for the Mound Laboratory Site [2 MB (192 pages)]
July 16, 2006
Public Comments on Mound Plant Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on Mound Plant Documents can be submitted to the NIOSH Docket Officer electronically by email at nioshdocket@cdc.gov or printed comments can be mailed to: NIOSH Docket Office Robert A. Taft Laboratories, MS-C34 1090 Tusculum Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45226 Please include the Site Profile/Docket Number (028) on all comments.
Comments Received
At this time, no comments have been submitted.
Document Archive for Mound Plant
- Section 1: Introduction
- Page Change Revision March 13, 2009 [159 KB (8 pages)]Page Change Revision Includes: Approved page change initiated to remove information pertaining to Monsanto Chemical Company, the subject of a class of employees added to the Special Exposure Cohort. These changes occurred on pages 6 and 7. NIOSH required language was revised on page 5 in Section 1.0. Added references on pages 5, 6, and 7, and added the Reference Section on page 8. No changes occurred as a result of formal internal review. Incorporates formal NIOSH review comments. No sections were deleted.
- Approved September 9, 2004 [30 KB (6 pages)]
- Section 2: Site Description
- Site Description [442 KB (30 pages)] Page Change Revision March 13, 2009Page Change Revision Includes: Approved page change initiated to remove information pertaining to Monsanto Chemical Company, the subject of a class of employees added to the Special Exposure Cohort. These changes occurred on pages 6 – 13, 15, 16, 18, and 20 in Sections 2.0, 2.2, and 2.3, respectively. NIOSH required language was revised on page 5 in Section 2.0. Updated references on pages 29 – 30 in Reference Section. In this revision, Figure 2-1 was formerly Figure 2-3. Figures 2-1 and 2-2 from the previous revision were deleted. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. No sections were deleted.
- Page Change Revision July 7, 2006 [478 KB (33 pages)]
- Approved March 30, 2004 [473 KB (34 pages)]
- Section 3: Occupational Medical Dose
- Page Change Revision March 2, 2009 [251 KB (18 pages)]Page Change Revision Includes: Approved page change initiated to remove information pertaining to Monsanto Chemical Company, the subject of a class of employees added to the Special Exposure Cohort. In Table 3-2 on page 7 in Section 3.2, a change was made in the first row to remove “Pre” from 1949. NIOSH required language was revised on pages 5 and 6 in Section 3.1. References were updated on pages 6 – 8, 15 in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, and Reference Section. Incorporates formal internal review comments. No changes occurred as a result of formal NIOSH review. No sections were deleted.
- Page Change Revision March 31, 2006 [128 KB (18 pages)]Page Change Revision Includes: Page change initiated to include boilerplate language in Section 3.1 on pages 5 and 6. Makes changes to Tables 3-6, 3-7 and 3-8 on pages 9 and 10 as requested by NIOSH. No sections were deleted.
- Page Change Revision July 8, 2005 [125 KB (17 pages)]Page Change Revision Includes: Page change to correct organ dose estimates in Table 3-4 on page 7, in Section 3.
- Revised September 9, 2004 [123 KB (17 pages)]Revision Includes: Incorporates Office of General Counsel comments.
- Approved May 28, 2004 [126 KB (17 pages)]
- Section 4: Occupational Environmental Dose
- Page Change Revision March 13, 2009 [2.9 MB (105 pages)]Page Change Revision Includes: Approved page change initiated to remove information pertaining to Monsanto Chemical Company, the subject of a class of employees added to the Special Exposure Cohort. The changes necessitated the reordering and renumbering of tables on the following pages: 9,10, 12 – 34 in Sections 4.2 and 4.3. NIOSH required language was revised on pages 7 and 8 in Section 4.1. Updated NIOSH reference on page 48. No sections were deleted. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
- Approved October 6, 2004 [3 MB (113 pages)]
- Section 5: Occupational Internal Dose
- Revised April 18, 2013 [524 KB (60 pages)]Revision Includes: Incorporates SEC-00207, as well as comments made on the original version by Sanford Cohen & Associates in 2006. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. Constitutes a total rewrite of the document.
- Revised December 13, 2010 [713 KB (67 pages)]Revision Includes: Incorporates SEC-00090 and SEC-00171. Revised dose reconstruction guidance for Ra-Ac-Th in Section 5.3.2.4, radon dose reconstruction guidance for Building SW-19 in Section 5.3.2.1, and updated Table 5-19. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
- Page Change Revision March 13, 2009 [691 KB (66 pages)]Page Change Revision: Approved page change initiated to remove dose reconstruction provisions applicable only to Monsanto Chemical Company. Some references to Monsanto Chemical Company necessarily remain, but dose reconstruction provisions retained are applicable only to the Mound Laboratory. These changes occurred on pages 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16 -19, 63 in Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and Attachment D, respectively. The year for the beginning time period changed from 1947 to 1948 in Table 5-4 on page 15 and in Table 5-20 on page 39. NIOSH required language was revised on page 7 in Section 5.1. References were updated on pages 42 and 45. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. No sections were deleted.
- Approved September 9, 2004 [648 KB (65 pages)]
- Technical Information Bulletin: Internal Dosimetry Coworker Data for the Mound Site
- ORAUT-OTIB-0061 Rev-01: Revised February 17, 2011 [479 KB (37 pages)]About this Document: Revision to change modeling of intakes of Type S plutonium to provide best-estimate intakes. Deleted previous underestimating intakes and instructions for dose reconstructors to perform case-specific intake modeling. Added 95th-percentile intake rates for all radionuclides. Constitutes a total rewrite or the document. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
- ORAUT-OTIB-0061 Rev-00: Approved June 22, 2007 [306 KB (30 pages)]About this Document: Assigns Mound internal doses based on coworker bioassay data. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments. There is no change to the assigned dose and no PER is required.
- Page last reviewed: September 28, 2015
- Page last updated: September 29, 2017
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Compensation Analysis and Support