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Oak Ridge, K-25 Facility, Whole Body Count Data, 1965-1991

File Name: 1) K25WBC.LINK6588
                    2) K25.WBC8991.DATA

Tape No.: 1) CER439
                 2) CER529

Location:  Active: ORISE, CER, Room 134
Inactive:



Access Restrictions: Records are unclassified
and may be a Privacy Act System of Records;
ORISE is an access-restricted facility.

Hardware/Software:IBM 9221/EBCDIC file format

Office/Program Supported by the System: Center for Epidemiologic Research, ORISE

Originating Office: Union Carbide Corporation; Martin Marietta Energy System, Inc.

Disposition Authority: Unscheduled

File Description: These files consist of internal exposure data for workers at K-25. File K25WBC.LINK6588 contains 3,106 records of lung dosimetry data from 1965 to 1988. File K25.WBC8991.DATA covers the years 1989 to 1991 and includes 1,136 records. Variables in both files include employee name, social security number, year of birth, sex, physical characteristics (e.g., weight), and exposure data for various substances, including lead, potassium, cesium, and thorium.

For related records, see series listed under I. Oak Ridge Reservation, Oak Ridge Operations; III. Administrative; and IV. Documentation, Dosimetry Data Documentation, 1985-1992.

Data Elements:7-8, 17, 69, 71

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