Agenda for Hhs Public Health Activities (For Fiscal Years 2003–2008) at U. S. Department of Energy Sites, March 2004

By Department of Health and Human Services

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Title:	Agenda for Hhs Public Health Activities (For Fiscal Years 2003–2008) at U. S. Department of Energy Sites, March 2004
Author:	Department of Health and Human Services
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Medical research, Medical reports
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Publisher:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Citation APA MLA Chicago Health And Human Services, D. O. (n.d.). Agenda for Hhs Public Health Activities (For Fiscal Years 2003–2008) at U. S. Department of Energy Sites, March 2004. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

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Introduction: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Health Studies, developed the present Agenda for HHS Public Health Activities (for Fiscal Years 2003–2008) at Department of Energy Sites. HHS committees chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act provided suggestions on conducting HHS health studies and DOE public health activities at these sites: the Fernald Environmental Management Project, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, and the Savannah River Site. Open public meetings were specifically convened in 1997 and 1998 to gather suggestions and feedback on health studies and public health activities at the following DOE sites: the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Oak Ridge Reservation, and the Rocky Flats Plant. At public meetings at these and other DOE sites, individuals also provided input. A draft agenda was prepared and public comment sought. In April 1999, notice of the agenda was published in the Federal Register and 54 individuals or groups sent in comments. The present agenda reflects input from all the above noted sources, as well as comments received that are pertinent to the development of a consolidated and coordinated health studies and public health activities strategy for DOE workers and surrounding communities. DOE and HHS are examining ways to increase future public participation into the agenda process. One approach being used is to request comments when this agenda is distributed each year to the respective agencies’ stakeholders and the public. Comments and suggestions received by the agencies are considered for incorporation into subsequent revisions of the agenda. This agenda is not a complete review of the literature, but instead it provides some background for the proposed activities. It focuses primarily on current and future activities. Implementing the activities on the agenda is contingent on funding by Congress.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Agenda Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Brookhaven National Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Energy Technology Engineering Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Fernald Environmental Management Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Hanford Nuclear Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Laboratory for Energy-Related Health Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Los Alamos National Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Mallinckrodt Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Middlesex Sampling Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Monticello Mill Tailings Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Mound Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Nevada Test Site (NTS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Oak Ridge Reservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Pantex Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Rocky Flats Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Salmon Test Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Savannah River Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Shipyards in the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Multi-Site Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) Multi-Site Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Multi-Site Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Department of Energy (DOE) Health-Related Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Appendix A Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139