Al Puckett Exposed But No Medical RecordsAdded on 08/21/2008, 1:06 pm Description is Not Available...
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| BERYLLIUM WHSTLEBLOWERS AT HANFORDAdded on 03/17/2011, 3:31 pm Description is Not Available...
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CES Claimant List A - Those RequestingAdded on 08/21/2008, 1:12 pm Description is Not Available...
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| CES Claimant William Walker Requests Congressional Asistance for CBD Claim for Medical BenefitsAdded on 03/08/2011, 7:04 am William Walker provides to Senator Mitch McConnell, Senator Rand Paul, and Congressman Ed Whitfield his Privacy Act/ Medical Waivers to Allow the above mentioned Ky. Congressioal members to investigate why the Department of Labor Washington Officials have withheld medical benefits and compensation from Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant workers, thus violating the statutes for the federal "Energy Employee Occupational Illness Program Act."
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Confirmation of SEC Status For Joe Halteman_6-05-09Added on 06/05/2009, 1:13 pm Letter to Jim Bibeault confirming Joe Halteman's status as a member of Paducah's "Special Exposure Cohort" and further qualifies Mr. Halteman for EEOICPA Part B compensation and benefits.
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| Congressional Testimony of Dr. James MeliusAdded on 08/30/2008, 8:18 pm TESTIMONY Before The United States Senate
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Hearing on EEOICPA: Is the Program Claimant Friendly for Our Cold War Heroes?
Washington, DC_ October 23, 2007_Presented by James Melius MD, DrPH Administrator, New York State Laborers’ Health and
Safety Trust Fund_ Albany, NY
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Congressional Testimony of Ken SilverAdded on 08/30/2008, 8:30 pm Congressional Oversight is Needed
Ken Silver- Assistant Professor of Environmental Health at East Tennessee State University.
* “Why wasn’t he (Mr Ben Ortiz compensated a long time ago?”
* "worker knowledge is not being incorporated into radiation dose reconstructions."
* "Site profiles do not reflect workers’ concerns. Conflicts of interest are ignored."
* “those tasked with implementing the program need to be exposed for what they’ve done.”
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| Congressional Testimony of Malciom D. Nelson OmbudsmanAdded on 08/29/2008, 10:16 am October 23, 2007 Testimony of Malcolm D. Nelson_Before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee On EEOICPA: Is the Program Claimant Friendly For Our Cold War
Heroes?
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Department of Energy Phase I PGDP InvestigationAdded on 11/13/2011, 7:15 am To provide timely feedback to the Secretary on the current status of environmental protection, worker
and public health and safety, and the status of legacy issues, this Department of Energy (DOE) Office of
Oversight investigation was divided into two phases. Phase I, the subject of this report, covers the period
from 1990 to the present. Phase II, which will begin in October 1999, will evaluate ES&H performance
and concerns about Plant operations prior to 1990. Various assessments in the early 1990s, including a
DOE Tiger Team and the initial investigation under the DOE Environmental Protection Agency Consent
Order, identified numerous concerns about environmental contamination, radiological protection, and the
presence of transuranic materials.
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| DISPARATE TREATMENT FOR CLAIMANT LINDA LOU FREEMAN_PART B CLAIMS FOR CBD & LUNG CANCERAdded on 01/16/2012, 5:49 pm Evidence of Ms. Linda Freeman's "disparate" treatment for her father Ezra Freeman's Part B claims for Lung Cancer and Chronic Beryllium Disease (CBD). Ms. Freeman has met 4 of 5 pre-1993 statutory CBD criteria, including her claim for lung cancer as a member of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) "Special Exposure Cohort" having worked 250 days at PGDP before February 1, 1992. Ms. Freeman has solicted the assistance of Senators McConnell, Paul, and Congressman Ed Whitfield and further requests a Congressional hearing on this matter.
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DOE "Tiger Team Report" April 1990_Community ContaminationAdded on 08/21/2008, 1:05 pm Description is Not Available...
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| DOE CONFIRMATION OF HUMAN EXPERIMENTATON AT PADUCAH GASEOUS DIFFUSION PLANTAdded on 04/08/2011, 10:07 am Lockheed Martin letter dated 1-24-94 to DOE acting site manager Jimmie Hodges confirms several "Controlled/ Deliberate" releases of radioactive process gas containing beryllium, neptunium, plutonium, among other transuranics at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Letter also references "13 negatives" (venting of process gas from bulldings) of a "controlled P.G. release" dated January 24, 1974 was found, copies of all 13 photographs are attached (Attachment 4).
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DOL Ombudsman Malcolm Nelson Email Notification of EEOICPA Claims ViolationsAdded on 08/11/2011, 5:12 am The Department of Labor (DOL) established the position of EEOICPA "Ombudsman" to report his findings to Congress in Annual Reports. Mr. Malcolm Nelson is currently serving as the DOL Ombudsman and, by the attached email dated 8/10/11, been informed that disparate treatment resulting in unfair and inappropriate EEOICPA claims denials that have resulted a transfer of medical cost liabilities to the citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in violation of the "Intent of Congress."
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| DOUG FROST TESTIMONY ON 11/10/10Added on 12/08/2010, 1:31 pm Mr. Douglas Frost, former Department of Energy Director of Citizen's Advisory Boards (CAB) across the nation testified under oath in U.S. Western District Court in defense of a lawsuit filed against him for accidently closing a conference room door on the Vice President of Commonwealth Environmental Services, LLC leading to major hip reconstructinve surgery by Dr. Michael Christie from the Southern Joint Replacement clinic at St. Thomas Hosptial in Nashville, Tennessee.
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EEOICPA Director Rachel Leiton Defends Mishandling of CES Claim_Letter dated 10/25/10Added on 11/22/2010, 9:00 am Director Rachel Leiton defends the inappropriate actions of EEOICPA program officials that led to "NO ACTION" of her "Alice's" Part E claim for compensation. Facts of the "Alice Incident" are to be provided to the Office of Inpector General that reflect "retribution/ reprisals" taken against Commonwealth Environmental Services, LLC (CES) claimants are allowed to pass away without compensation. Washington attorney David Nolan will be pursuing the appropriate requests for a "Congressional Investigation" into disparate treatment of CES "Terminally Ill" claimants. CES response to Ms. Leiton's letter dated 10/25/10 is pending and will be publishedd on the CES WEB Site!
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| EEOICPA Director Rachel Leiton Ltr 10/20/10_Attempts to Conceal Inappropriate Handling of Part E ClaAdded on 11/22/2010, 9:02 am After Commonwealth Environmental Services, LLC reported that Department of Labor (DOL) Energy Employee Occupational Illness Program Act (EEOICPA) officials made inappropriate "ex parte" contacts to CES claimants (after being warned repeatedly), the EEOICPA program Director Rachel Leiton prepared the attached letter dated 10/20/10)that attempted to downplay their DOL EEOICP involvment in allowing "Alice" to die one day after the District Office Manager contacted Alice's husband and asked, "How is she doing?" The shocking chronological sequence of events, is being prepared that confirms the "roles" of key upper level EEOICPA officials. Washington D.C. attorney David Nolan has been provided with key evidence in support of "Alice's" inappropriate Part E denial in the amount of $250,000. http://commonwealthenvironmentalservices.com/documents/399825863.pdf
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EXHIBIT 10 AP Medical Report 11-12-63 12:50PM INCIDENTAdded on 08/21/2008, 1:06 pm Description is Not Available...
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| Exposure Assessment Project at the PaducahAdded on 02/22/2010, 3:03 pm Description is Not Available...
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Fannie Veits_Chronic Beryllium Disease (CBD) EEOICPA Claim _TERMINALAdded on 11/22/2010, 7:41 am Mrs. Fannie Veits Dr. has confirmed her "Terminal" medical status. Her CBD claim meets the statutory requirements. The DOL Jacksonville,Fl. District Office Director has failed to approve or deny Ms. Veits claim for compensation, while inappropriately requesting unnecessary additional claims informtion.
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| FOIA Denial by DOEAdded on 08/21/2008, 1:15 pm Description is Not Available...
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Gaussiun Plume Modelling at PaducahAdded on 08/21/2008, 8:33 am Description is Not Available...
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| Investigation of Complaints of DOE Landfill Waste Violations/ Confirmed by DOE ContractorsAdded on 03/04/2009, 12:30 pm DOE, Paducah Remediation Services (PRS) and "Operator" Energy Solutions Inc. send "non-waste" to C-746-U landfill in violation of federal and state waste acceptance criteria (WAC)requirements. Admissions occurred during CAB November 2008 public meeting.
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ISAR Final GuideAdded on 08/21/2008, 1:15 pm Description is Not Available...
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| James Todd_Chronic Beryllium Disease (CBD) EEOICPA Claim _Nettie Todd Condition "TERMINAL"Added on 11/22/2010, 8:25 am
Mrs. James (Nettie) Todd has met all statutory burdens for her deceased husband's chronic beryllium disease (CBD) claim for compensation and medical benefits per TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 84—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SUBCHAPTER XVI—ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM
PART A—ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND § 7384. His Part B and Part E "terminal" EEOICPA claim remains unapproved as of 11/22/2010.
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Joseph Lovelace_Chronic Beryllium Disease (CBD) EEOICPA Claim _Dorothy Lovelace Condition "TERMINAL"Added on 11/22/2010, 8:45 am Mrs. Joseph Lovelace (Dorothy) has met all statutory burdens for her deceased husband's chronic beryllium disease (CBD) claim for compensation and medical benefits per TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 84—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SUBCHAPTER XVI—ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM
PART A—ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND § 7384. His Part B and Part E "terminal" EEOICPA claim remains unapproved as of 11/22/2010.
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| Kentucky Licensed Landfill Operator/ Worker Reports Waste Violations at DOE PGDP landfillAdded on 01/13/2009, 12:20 pm Filing of complaint by Kentucky licensed landfill heavy equipment operator, Gary DeWeese.
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KY CONGRESSMAN ED WHITFIELD PRIVACY ACT RELEASE FORMAdded on 04/08/2011, 8:05 am PRIOR TO INVESTIGATING IMPROPRIETIES INVOLVING THE ENERGY EMPLOYEE OCCUPATONAL ILLNESS PROGRAM ACT, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO OBTAIN PRIVACY ACT "WAIVERS" TO ASSIST THEM IN THIER INVESTIGATION OF WRONGDOING!
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| KY SENATOR MICTH MCCONNELL PRIVACY ACT WAIVERAdded on 04/08/2011, 8:01 am PRIOR TO INVESTIGATING IMPROPRIETIES INVOLVING THE ENERGY EMPLOYEE OCCUPATONAL ILLNESS PROGRAM ACT, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO OBTAIN PRIVACY ACT "WAIVERS" TO ASSIST THEM IN THIER INVESTIGATION OF WRONGDOING!
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KY SENATOR RAND PAUL PRIVACY ACT WAIVERAdded on 04/08/2011, 7:09 am PRIOR TO INVESTIGATING IMPROPRIETIES INVOLVING THE ENERGY EMPLOYEE OCCUPATONAL ILLNESS PROGRAM ACT, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO OBTAIN PRIVACY ACT "WAIVERS" TO ASSIST THEM IN THIER INVESTIGATION OF WRONGDOING!
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| May 27, 2008 Presentation Part IIAdded on 08/21/2008, 1:07 pm Description is Not Available...
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May 27, 2008 Presentation Part IIIAdded on 08/21/2008, 1:08 pm Description is Not Available...
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| Missing 4,448 g Neptunium and 238.7 g Plutonium at PGDPAdded on 01/05/2009, 3:11 pm Unclassified Union Carbide Document- Alice Story Letter
& Table 1 _ Walt Whinnery letter and table detailing unaccounted for "neptunium and plutonium" 4,448 g Neptunium and 238.7 g Plutonium at Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant from 1953 through 1973.
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Neptunium Levels in 1961 Believed Not WorrisomeAdded on 08/21/2008, 1:07 pm Description is Not Available...
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| NIOSH Dose Reconstruction of EEOICP A Cases_ Congressman Ed Whitfield's Letter to NIOSHAdded on 08/28/2008, 6:58 am Congressmen Bart Stupak, Ed Whitfield, John Shimkis letter dated May 22, 2008 requesting answers from NIOSH.
"As you no doubt are aware, these results have a significant impact on workers and their families. To think that some of these workers are being forced to wait up to seven years for their cases to go through is especially troubling - in fact, it is totally unacceptable. Therefore, we would like to know what is currently being done at NIOSH
to improve the quality and efficiency of review in order to expedite its completion."
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Office of Special Counsel - Disclosure FormsAdded on 08/03/2010, 8:46 am OSC WHISTLEBLOWER DISCLOSURE CHANNEL
The OSC Disclosure Unit serves as a secure channel that can be used to disclose ―
a violation of law, rule or regulation;
gross mismanagement;
gross waste of funds;
abuse of authority, or
substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.
OSC JURISDICTION
The Disclosure Unit has jurisdiction over federal employees, former federal employees, and
applicants for federal employment. It is important to note that a disclosure must be related to an
event that occurred in connection with the performance of an employee's duties and
responsibilities.
VISIT HTTP://WWW.OSC.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT OSC JURISDICTION AND DISCLOSURE PROCEDURES
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| Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site Profile Review (Complete Report)Added on 10/28/2008, 9:06 am Description is Not Available...
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Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant Site Profile Review White Paper Conflict of InterestAdded on 10/27/2008, 2:16 pm This "DRAFT" report provides the results of an independent audit conducted by S. Cohen and Associates (SC&A) of the technical basis documents (TBDs) that make up the site profile for the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) developed by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). This audit was conducted during the period April 2006–September 2006 in support of the Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (Advisory Board) in the latter’s statutory responsibility under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) to conduct such reviews and to advise the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the “completeness and adequacy” of the EEOICPA program.
SC&A notes that this review was triggered in part by concerns raised in a letter by Richard
Miller (see Attachment 1) to the Secretary of HHS and the Director of NIOSH. Mr. Miller was
concerned that the principal author of the Occupational Internal Dose TBD had serious conflict of interest (COI) issues and that the technical credibility of that TBD was questionable as well.
As a result, particular emphasis has been placed on the review of that document.
John Mauro, PhD, CHP
Page 46: Issue 15: "Coworker Data Inapplicable to individual Unmonitored Workers"
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| PADUCAH SUN Letter to Editor 11-09-08Added on 11/10/2008, 5:09 am Members of Congress and officials from the Department of Justice have been made aware that the Department of Energy inserted in June 2002 an erroneous date of July 1952 as a date of first exposure" to radiation at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Planat (PGDP). Testimony presented at a recent Department of Labor "Final Adjudication Branch" (FAB) hearing, attended by an aide from Senator Richard Durbin's office, indicates that radiologically contaminated "process equipment and piping" was transported from the Oak Ridge gaseous diffusion plants and delivered to the PGDP as early as 1951 Therefore, the minumum 250 days a PGDP employee must have worked before February 1992 should be "reaffirmed" as the sole radiological exposure date criteria.
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Reconsideration of DOL denial Filed by CES on behalf of Walter T. KeelingAdded on 04/04/2009, 7:55 pm Reconsideration of the Department of Labor (DOL) Final Decision dated March 6, 2009 was filed by Commonwealth Envrionmental Services on April 4, 2009 based on DOL's failure to consider Walter T. Keeling's Paducah "Special Exposure Cohort" membership.
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| REDACTED EEOICPA EXHIBITS FOR WILLIAM__ XXX-XX-6558 SENT TO DOL MS BILLINGSLEY 5-04-09Added on 06/11/2009, 9:00 am Description is Not Available...
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REDACTED EEOICPA REPLY LETTER FOR WILLIAM__ XXX-XX-6558 SENT TO DOL MS BILLINGSLEY ON 5-04-09Added on 06/11/2009, 9:05 am Description is Not Available...
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| REQUEST FOR CBD REOPENING AND APPROVAL PER EXPEDITED BULLETIN 09-05Added on 01/13/2012, 1:14 pm ATTENTION DOL SECRETARY HILDA SOLIS,
REQUEST PLEASE FIND THE INFORMAITON PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED TO YOU REGARDING CLAIMANT XXX-XX-4992. THE CLAIMANT HAS BEEN HOSPITALIZED IN SERIOUS CONDITION AND REQUESTS THAT HER CLAIM BE RE-OPENED, REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH CHRONIC BERYLLIUM DISEASE (CBD) PRE-1993 CRITERIA BASED ON HER HUSBAND'S DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) WHICH IS A CONSEQUENTIAL ILLNESS OF CBD. THE "STATEMENT OF ACCEPTED FACTS" CLEARLY CONFIRMED THE MEDICAL RECORDS FROM WESTERN BAPTIST HOSPITAL CONSIDERD COPD AS A COVERED ILLNESS PER THE X-RAY REPORTS AND BASED ON MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIANS. THE CLAIMANT PER THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL RECORDS (PG 29 OF 35. ALTHOUGH THE CLAIMANT DOES NOT CONCEDE TAHT FURTHER MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS ARE REQUIRED, SHE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROVIDE A PATHOLOGIST'S MEDICAL OPINION REGARDING HER HUSBAND'S DIAGNOSIS OF CBD AND CONSEQUENTIAL ILLNESS OF COPD.
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Request for Reconsideration of DOL Part B and E Denials Based on Compliance With EEOICPA For ChronicAdded on 08/13/2009, 3:38 pm CES, LLC Files Claimant Attachments supporting former nuclear worker William R. Wilson claim for compensation for Chronic Beryllium Disease (CDB).
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| Response Received for DOE Rad Equipment Shipping RecordsAdded on 08/30/2009, 7:33 am In response to Commonwealth Environmental Services (CES) request for equipment shipping manifests and shipping records, the Department of Energy has directed the DOE managers (William Murphie, Ray Miskelly, and Rachel Blumenfeld) to relase all records that will confirm that radioactive equipment contaminated at other AEC sites was shipped to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant well before enrichment operations began in July 1952, thus exposing construction workers earlier than DOE had previously reported.
An amendment to the Paducah Special Exposure Cohort dates of initial exposure is currently be prepared with the input from NOISH and the DOL.
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Response to Bibeault for Melvin Spraggs 3-16-09Added on 03/26/2009, 11:59 am Description is Not Available...
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| Richardson Orders Probe of PGDP 8-09-99Added on 11/13/2011, 1:08 pm Joby Warrick's article regarding nuclear workers exposures at the Paducah plant to deadly plutonium and neptunium is published in the Washington Post. Secretary of Energy Orders a probe of the PGDP.
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Robert Jessing Letter Regarding Beryllium In Nuclear FuelAdded on 03/08/2011, 6:56 am Mr. Robert Jenning prior to his death, provided the family of Dave Green a letter that confirmed the use of beryllium in nuclear fuel that came into the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion plant through recylced reactor fuel.
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| Rocky Mountain News AriticleAdded on 11/09/2008, 5:30 am "A nation wide uprising by sick nuclear workerss and their survivors has lifted a veil of secrecy surrounding generous bonuses collected by high level Department of Energy officials."
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Social Security Detailed Earnings Request Form 12-05-08Added on 12/05/2008, 5:26 am Description is Not Available...
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| Steven Douglas_Chronic Beryllium Disease (CBD) EEOICPA Claim _TERMINALAdded on 11/22/2010, 8:13 am Mr. Douglas has met all statutory burdens or his chronic beryllium disease (CBD) claim for compensation and medical benefits per TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 84—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SUBCHAPTER XVI—ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM
PART A—ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND § 7384. His Part B and Part E "terminal" EEOICPA claim remains unapproved as of 11/22/2010.
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Technical Application Rec'd By KDWM 8-31-94 _ pgs 10 - 21Added on 05/11/2009, 1:11 pm Description is Not Available...
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| The Chestnut LetterAdded on 08/19/2008, 10:23 pm Description is Not Available...
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TRU History ReportAdded on 02/18/2010, 3:46 pm Exposure Evidence for Don C. Vander Boegh
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| UNCLASSIFIED_Neptunium MemoAdded on 02/18/2010, 4:49 pm Description is Not Available...
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Walter T. Keeling EEOICPA Evidence of SEC MembershipAdded on 06/05/2009, 7:15 am The evidence supports Special Exposure Cohort Membership for Walter T. Keeling's Part B and E claim sent to Ms Rachel P. Leiton and Jeffrey Reeds on June 4, 2009. Evidence of facsimile receipt for Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is also provided.
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| Walter T. Keeling EEOICPA Evidence of SEC Membership 6-04-09Added on 06/05/2009, 10:20 am Acknowledgment of receipt of Walter Keeling facsimile sent June 4, 2009, received by Rachel Leiton, Director EEOICOPA.
Part B and E compensation requested as a result of Mr. Walter Keeling employment with DOE contractors for 480.7 work days as an electrican for Rust Engineering and , thus qualifying him for Paducahh SEC status since he contracted colon cancer
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Waste and Permit Violations At DOE U LandfillAdded on 01/13/2009, 12:17 pm Employee complaint filed against DOE contractors.
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| William Walker_Chronic Beryllium Disease (CBD) EEOICPA Claim _TERMINALAdded on 11/22/2010, 8:18 am William Walker has met all statutory burdens or his chronic beryllium disease (CBD) claim for compensation and medical benefits per TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 84—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
SUBCHAPTER XVI—ENERGY EMPLOYEES OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS COMPENSATION PROGRAM
PART A—ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND § 7384. His Part B and Part E "terminal" EEOICPA claim remains unapproved as of 11/22/2010.
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