Data Sources

The data reconnaissance and data collection process starts with the identification of data sources. Below are examples of data sources that may be used under the NIOSH Dose Reconstruction Program:

• DOE or AWE facilities

• Phone calls with claimants (see Work History Phone Calls)

• Phone calls with current and former workers are sometimes necessary to understand work practices and radiation monitoring

• National Archives

• Federal Records Centers

• Internet websites (Online databases):

  • Google

  • Online DOE databases

    • DOE’s Information Bridge

    • DOE’s Energy Citations

    • DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA/NSO)

    • DOE’s OpenNet

    • DOE’s Legacy Management Considered Sites

    • DOE’s Office of Health, Safety and Security Facility List Database

  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Database

  • US Transuranium & Uranium Registries (USTUR)

  • Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (CEDR)

  • US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

  • Health Physics Journal

• Universities and College Libraries

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Document Room

• Local libraries

• Site Research Database (SRDB)

• Locating specific finding aids.

• Claimant files

• Technical Documents

• Other sources of relevant data