We are taking steps to continue to modernize and secure our data, applications, and systems. We completed the first phase and restored many of the functions put on pause in May 2021. Now that the first phase is complete, work will resume at a slower pace but will speed up as new systems and applications are brought online. For more information and updates, please visit our Cybersecurity Modernization Initiative web page.
2021 General Activities on Atomic Weapons Employer (AWE) Cases
DCAS will reconstruct radiation doses by evaluating all appropriate data relevant to which an individual worker or group of workers have been exposed, particularly when radiation monitoring data are unavailable, incomplete, or of poor quality. The data used for the dose reconstructions will be obtained through requests sent to DOE and data search and capture efforts.
DCAS along with Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), the contractor hired to support NIOSH’s responsibilities under the Act, have been involved in data search and capture efforts. These efforts are being conducted at various DOE sites and federal and private records storage locations throughout the United States to retrieve radiation monitoring data needed to conduct dose reconstructions.
2021 Data Search and Capture
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No data capture events
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No data capture events
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No data capture events
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No data capture events
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No data capture events
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No data capture events
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No data capture events
DOE Richland
Richland, WA
During this effort, 1 box was reviewed and 126 documents were captured.
| Work Site | Information Retrieved |
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| Atomics International | Plutonium shipments to and from various Atomic Energy Commission and Atomic Weapons Sites. Also, shipments of plutonium to foreign countries. |
| BWXT | |
| GE Vallecitos | |
| Kerr – McGee | |
| NUMEC – Apollo | |
| United Nuclear Corporation | |
| West Valley Demonstration Project | |
| Westinghouse Nuclear Fuels Division |
DOE Richland
Richland, WA
During this effort, 2 folders were reviewed and 17 documents were captured.
| Work Site | Information Retrieved |
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| Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp. (NUMEC) – Apollo | Plutonium purchases and shipments to and from various Atomic Energy Commission and Atomic Weapons sites. |
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No data capture events
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No data capture events
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No data capture events
Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Energy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and DOE signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Fiscal Year 2019. The MOU describes how the Agencies will work together to carry out their responsibilities under The Act and Executive Order 13179. Part of the agreement covers how HHS and DOE will coordinate data search and capture activities.