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Site Profile
- Site Profile for Atomic Weapons Employers that Refined Uranium and Thorium
(Approved December 13, 2006)
PDF 446 KB (75 pages)
About this Document: This technical basis is established for the reconstruction of radiation doses of workers at AWE sites which refined uranium under contract to the United States government from 1942 to 1958. This document covers the generic aspects of uranium refining and the data are useful where no other dosimetry data exist. Site specific appendices are included that provide information that apply to only the identified site.
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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 new information may result in an increase in dose for a completed dose reconstruction with a probability of causation of less than 50%, 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 United Nuclear Corp. 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 United Nuclear Corp.:
At the current time, worker outreach activities have not been scheduled.
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Comments on United Nuclear Corp. Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on United Nuclear Corp. 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/Docket Number (170) on all comments.
Comments Received
At this time, no comments have been submitted on the United Nuclear Corp. Site Profile.
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Special Exposure Cohort Petition Information for United Nuclear Corp.
- Petition Information
Location: Hematite, Missouri
Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All site employees
Period of Employment: January 1, 1958 through December 31, 1969, and from January 1, 1970 through July 31, 2006 (residual radiation period)
- Federal Register Notice Announcing that a
United Nuclear Corp. SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications
for Review and Evaluation
November 28, 2008
PDF 42 KB (1 page)
- Copy of the Petition Received
Not available at this time.
- SEC Petition Evaluation Report
SEC Petition Evaluation Report for United Nuclear Corp.
PDF 434 KB (81 pages)
- Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board
The Advisory Board has not discussed the petition at this time.
- Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition
The Advisory Board has not discussed the petition at this time.
- HHS Letter to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition
Not applicable at this time.
(Note: this only applies if the class is added to the SEC.)
- 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.)
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Page last updated: September 24, 2009
Page last reviewed: June 11, 2009
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
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