Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore)
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(Site Profile/Docket Number 93)
Location: Livermore, California
Also known as: Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp., Simonds Saw and Steel Div., Guterl Special Steel Corp., Simonds Steel Division, Wallace-Murray Corporation
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
To date, there are no open/active SEC petitions from Sandia National Laboratory – Livermore.
Class(es) Added to the SEC
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All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked in any area at the Sandia National Laboratories-Livermore in Livermore, California, from October 1, 1957, through December 31, 1994, 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 included in the Special Exposure Cohort.
Note: This class was established from Petition 214
Classes Not Added to the SEC
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Department of Energy employees or its contractor or subcontractor employees who worked as x-ray technologists and materials scientists at Sandia National Laboratory – Livermore in the X-ray Diffraction and Fluorescence Laboratory, Building 913 – Room 113 and Building 913 – Room 128 from December 1, 1967 through December 31, 1990.
Note: This class was established from Petition 59.
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 59 (Dec 1967 to Dec 1990)
| Steps in Petition Process: | Petition Details: |
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Date Received |
May 15, 2006 |
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Date Qualified for Evaluation |
October 4, 2006 |
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Summary of Information in Petition |
Location: Building 913 Room 113, Building 913 Room 128, and Building 941 Room 128 Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All x-ray technologists and materials scientists who worked in the X-ray Diffraction and Fluorescence Laboratory Period of Employment: December 1967 to December 1990 Note: The information above is what qualified for evaluation. During our evaluation of whether dose reconstructions can adequately be completed for the above job titles and period of employment, information may cause NIOSH to change some the dates or job titles/duties. Therefore, as this petition proceeds through the SEC petition process and if an SEC class is proposed, the proposed class may not exactly match the above information. |
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Copy of the Petition Received |
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Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore) SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation |
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SEC Petition Evaluation Report |
March 30, 2007 [611 KB (35 pages)] Addendum to the Sandia National Laboratories–Livermore SEC Petition Evaluation Report [290 KB (21 pages)] September 10, 2007 |
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Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board |
March 30, 2007 |
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Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board |
The Advisory Board discussed the petition on May 4, 2007; June 11, 2007; October 4, 2007; January 10, 2008; and April 8, 2008, during its regular meetings. |
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Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition |
April 30, 2008 [278 KB (1 page)] (December 1, 1967 through December 31, 1990) |
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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 |
Determination |
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Federal Register Notice: Designation/Determination Regarding a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort |
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. |
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Effective Date for the SEC Class |
Not Applicable |
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Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Determination of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort |
Not Applicable |
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Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC |
Not Applicable |
Petition 214 (Jan 1, 1956 to Dec 31, 1994)
| Steps in Petition Process: | Petition Details: |
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Date Received |
August 22, 2013 |
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Date Qualified for Evaluation |
August 28, 2013 |
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Summary of Information in Petition |
Location: Livermore, California Job Titles and/or Job Duties: All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and its contractors and subcontractors who worked in any area Period of Employment: January 1, 1956 through December 31, 1994 Note: The information above is what qualified for evaluation. During our evaluation of whether dose reconstructions can adequately be completed for the above job titles and period of employment, information may cause NIOSH to change some the dates or job titles/duties. Therefore, as this petition proceeds through the SEC petition process and if an SEC class is proposed, the proposed class may not exactly match the above information. |
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Copy of the Petition Received |
Sandia National Laboratories–Livermore SEC Petition [382 KB (3 pages)] |
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Federal Register Notice Announcing that a Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore) SEC Petition has met the Minimum Qualifications for Review and Evaluation |
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SEC Petition Evaluation Report |
September 27, 2013 [308 KB (43 pages)] |
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Evaluation Report Sent to the Advisory Board |
September 30, 2013 |
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Petition Discussed by the Advisory Board |
The Advisory Board discussed the petition on October 16, 2013, during its regular meeting. |
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Advisory Board Recommendation on SEC Petition |
November 7, 2013 [34 KB (2 pages)] |
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HHS Letters to Congress Regarding the SEC Petition |
December 12, 2013 [83 KB (10 pages)] |
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HHS Designation of Additional Members to the SEC |
December 12, 2013 [40 KB (5 pages)] |
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Federal Register Notice: Designation Regarding a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort |
December 24, 2013 [104 KB (2 pages)] 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. |
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Effective Date for the SEC Class |
January 11, 2014 (October 1, 1957, through December 31, 1994) |
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Federal Register Notice: Final Effect of Determination of a Class of Employees for Addition to the Special Exposure Cohort |
January 21, 2014 [69 KB (1 page)] |
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Letter to DOL Regarding the Addition of a New Class of Employees to the SEC |
January 14, 2014 [92 KB (1 page)] |
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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Summary Site Profile for Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California [2.3 MB (100 Pages)] Revised April 28, 2014
Revision Includes: Updates the document with new information. Modifies Sections 1.0, 5.0, and 6.0 to incorporate the Special Exposure Cohort class through 1994, including references to SEC-ER and HHS designation letter. Replaces reference to ORAUT-TKBS-0048, Site Profile for the Brookhaven National Laboratory, with ORAUT-TKBS-0036-6, Argonne National Laboratory-East – External Dosimetry. Adds information pertaining to chronic lymphocytic leukemia to Section 3.3 and added Table 3-6. Amends Section 5.2 to eliminate the sentence that only tritium and uranium were of concern, and stating there were limited bioassay data for tritium and uranium. Changes Section 5.7 to reflect that unmonitored internal dose is only applicable post-SEC, to indicate applicable years based on facility decommissioning, to remove all references to maximum permissible concentrations, and to supply uranium intake information for all solubilities. Altered Table 5-5 to remove the row related to 1959 and to change the “1990s” row to “post-1994.” Adjusts Table 5-8 for consistency with Table 5-2, to account for tritium intake through skin absorption, and to address uranium tritides, adding ORAUT-OTIB-0066 as a reference. Includes an instruction for dose reconstructors to use minimum detectable activities as provided in the records when available. Incorporates formal internal and NIOSH review comments.
Advisory Board and NIOSH Comments and Discussion Papers on Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore)
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NIOSH/DCAS Advisory Board Presentation: Sandia National Laboratories-Livermore (Livermore, CA) Special Exposure Cohort Petition, Petition 214 October 16, 2013
- SC&A Draft: Review of the Summary Site Profile for the Sandia National Laboratories at Livermore, California [345 KB (73 pages)]
Contract No. 200-2009-28555
SCA-TR-SP2012-0003, Revision 0
October 2, 2012
Public Comments on Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore) Documents
How to Submit Comments
Comments on Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore) 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 (93) on all comments.
Comments Received
- Comments from Tri-Valley CARES: Initial Comments on Summary Site Profile for Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California [1.2 MB (5 pages)]
October 29, 2007
Document Archive for Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore)
- Page last reviewed: September 28, 2015
- Page last updated: October 20, 2015
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Compensation Analysis and Support