Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation (DEEOIC)
On June 3, 2016, the Secretary of HHS designated the following class for addition to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) in a report to Congress:
All employees of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in Scoville, Idaho, and were monitored for external radiation at INL e.g., having at least one film badge or TLD dosimeter during the period from March 1, 1970 through December 31, 1974, and were employed for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 workdays, occurring either solely under employment during the period from March 1,1970 through December 31,1974,or in combination with work days within the parameters established for one or more other classes of employees in the SEC.
To qualify under this SEC class, the employee must have worked at the INL in Scoville, Idaho and was monitored for external radiation at INL during the period from March 1,1970 through December 31,1974.* This SEC became effective July 3, 2016.
Posted August 31, 2016