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Oak Ridge Institute for Science & Education

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Tennessee Eastman Corporation (TEC) External Exposure Data, 1943-1984

File Name:1) SRANA4.SAVRIVER
                   2) COHORT.TECY12
                       CUMLDFB.TECY12
                       DLCFB.TECY12

Tape No.: 1) SLI005
                 2) SLI007

Location:  Active: ORISE, CER, Room 106
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/SAS

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

Originating Office: Center for Epidemiologic Research, Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Disposition Authority: Unscheduled

File Description: File DLCANLYS.TECLUNG contains external exposure data for employees of the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at Oak Ridge. The files consist of 1,878 records with 39 variables, including diagnoses from physical examination and annual lung doses for the years 1943 to 1952. The files with the name extension .TECY12 contain uranium lung dose estimates based upon available period dependent monitoring (i.e., ambient air, urine, whole body counting), and estimates of penetrating radiation to the whole body as directly read from film badge. Files range in years from 1943 to 1984.

For related records, see series listed under I. Oak Ridge Reservation, Oak Ridge Operations and I. Oak Ridge Reservation, Y-12 Plant.

Data Elements:17, 24, 31, 35, 54-55, 58, 69

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