CEDR Catalog

U.S. Department of Energy • Office of Domestic and International Health Studies • Washington, D.C. 20585 Revision 1 • 2021 Edition • https://oriseapps.orau.gov/CEDR This catalog was prepared under the direction of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Domestic and International Health Studies. While funding for much of the research was provided by DOE, the analysis reported in the citations referenced in this catalog and the collection of data available through CEDR were not necessarily performed under DOE direction or control. The views and opinions of the authors expressed in the citations do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. No assurance is expressed or implied as to the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the data presented. Table of Contents Table of Contents Section 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE DOE CEDR PROGRAM. 1 Section 2 CEDR PROGRAM . 1 Purpose of the Catalog ...........................................................3 Contacts for Additional Information ...............................................3 Section 3 OVERVIEW OF CEDR DATA ...................................................5 Data from the DOE Worker Health and Mortality Studies . .6 Classic Radiation-Effects Study ..................................................10 Dose Reconstruction Studies ....................................................10 Other CEDR Data ...............................................................11 Section 4 DOCUMENTATION OF CEDR DATA ...........................................13 Data Definitions and Relationships . 13 How CEDR Data Are Collected. 15 Considerations in Use of CEDR Data .............................................16 Section 5 ACCESS TO CEDR INFORMATION. 17 Becoming a CEDR User .........................................................17 Methods of Accessing CEDR Data ...............................................18 A Brief Guide to Browsing, Searching, and Downloading . 18 Section 6 SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND CROSS-REFERENCES .............................27 Fernald Facility . 28 Hanford Site. 29 I Table of Contents Linde Plant. 31 Los Alamos National Laboratory ................................................ 32 Mallinckrodt Facility ............................................................ 34 Mound Plant ................................................................... 35 Nevada Test Site ............................................................... 36 Oak Ridge Site ..................................................................37 Oak Ridge K-25 Facility . 38 Oak Ridge X-10 Facility ......................................................... 39 Oak Ridge Y-12 Facility. 40 Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant ............................................... 42 Pantex Plant. 43 Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant ............................................ 44 Rocky Flats Plant ............................................................... 45 Salmon Site .................................................................... 46 Sandia National Laboratories ....................................................47 Savannah River Site ............................................................ 48 Studies Involving Multiple Sites ................................................. 49 APPENDIX A ................................................................53 Working Data File Sets Health and Mortality Studies. 53 APPENDIX B – PART 1. 77 Analytic Data File Sets Single Facilities Health and Mortality Studies ..............77 APPENDIX B – PART 2 ......................................................155 Analytic Data File Sets Multiple Sites Health and Mortality Studies ...............155 APPENDIX C ...............................................................173 Other CEDR Holdings ..........................................................173 GLOSSARY ................................................................185 II Section 1 Introduction to the DOE CEDR Program Introduction to the DOE CEDR Program The Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies have a long history of epidemiologic research programs. The main focus of these programs has been the Health and Mortality Studies of the DOE work force. These epidemiologic studies began in 1964 with a feasibility study of workers at the Hanford facility. Subsequently, worker studies were undertaken at many DOE facilities to examine possible health effects of working in these facilities. Studies of other populations exposed to radiation have also been supported by DOE, including the classic studies of radium dial painters. From a scientific perspective, this research has been productive, technically sound, and has formed the basis for many radiological protection standards. The results of these studies have been published mainly in scientific literature Mission of the CEDR Program and other technical reports. In the spirit of openness and transparency, DOE has made To enhance DOE’s epidemiologic research these epidemiologic data available to the program by facilitating independent access and use of data collected during studies of the health general public through the Comprehensive impacts associated with working at or living near Epidemiologic Data Resource (CEDR). This DOE facilities or operations. resource is free of charge to authorized users, and browsing of subsets of the data To share these data through CEDR in support can be done without a CEDR account. In of the spirit of openness in government and DOE’s support of STEM (science, technology, the Secretary of Energy’s initiative to make engineering, and mathematics) and to aid environmental, safety, and health information available to all researchers or students. instructors in teaching epidemiology to new students, the data are a valuable tool To support DOE’s STEM Program and to in advancing both of these efforts, as well encourage students pursuing degrees and/or as providing a means to validate the studies careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and performed years ago. Mathematics. 1 Introduction to the DOE CEDR Program Section 1 In its early years, CEDR primarily included data file sets that were generated from DOE’s Health and Mortality Studies that had been conducted by the three DOE epidemiology centers all to be discussed later (Oak Ridge, TN, Los Alamos, NM, and Hanford, Wa). As other groups have studied DOE facilities (e.g., the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [NIOSH]) or the existing data in CEDR were used for a study, the results have been posted in CEDR for accessibility and use. Additionally, CEDR contains data from DOE’s Radium Dial Painters Studies and from the DOE Illness and Injury Surveillance Program (closed in 2011). CEDR is a unique and unparalleled repository of data important for improving our understanding of the health effects of radiation, chemicals, and other physical agents associated with the operations at DOE facilities. The volume of data in CEDR will CEDR Program Goals continue to increase as other researchers performing health studies, regardless of their • To provide data from the DOE epidemiologic funding source, are invited to make their studies program to all interested researchers data available to the public and scientific and students. communities through CEDR. CEDR’s efforts • To provide opportunities for new scientific to continually refine and improve the methods understandings. of disseminating CEDR data will provide • To identify and document other data a state-of-the-art vehicle for sharing this potentially useful for health studies. comprehensive resource throughout the world. Inquiries or suggestions about the CEDR • To create a central repository of data related Program or about sharing data are always to epidemiologic and health concerns. welcome and should be directed to the CEDR Program ([email protected]). 2 Section 2 CEDR Program Purpose of the Catalog This catalog is intended for use by any individual interested in obtaining information about, or access to, CEDR data. It serves as a valuable starting point by providing an introduction to the CEDR Program and to the types of data available. This catalog provides information that will help authorized users For the most current identify and obtain data file sets of interest. information on CEDR holdings Section 3 provides an overview of the Although this catalog will be updated data file sets available in the CEDR computer periodically, the most current CEDR holdings information system, as of the date of this can be found on the CEDR website (https:// catalog. Section 4 discusses the specific oriseapps.orau.gov/CEDR/). types and formats of the available data and Please see Section 5 for further information CEDR’s methodology for gathering the data. about the CEDR website. Section 5 describes the process for becoming a CEDR data user and outlines the methods for obtaining CEDR data or accessing CEDR’s computer information system. Section 6 contains descriptions of major DOE sites with data available in CEDR. Appendices A, B, and C consist of listings of working and analytic data file sets and of other CEDR holdings. The glossary consists of CEDR-specific terms and abbreviations used throughout this catalog. Contacts for Additional Information To obtain further information concerning the CEDR Program and access to the CEDR information system, please contact: Dr. Anthony Pierpoint CEDR Program Director Oak Ridge Associated Universities Office of Domestic and International PO Box 117, MS 45 Health Studies (AU-13) Oak Ridge,

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