HHS to Evaluate Petition for Y-12 Plant Employees to Be Included in Special Exposure Cohort

Summary

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is evaluating a petition to include employees from the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. The proposed definition includes all workers exposed to radioactive materials at the facility from January 1, 1948, to December 31, 1957.