Regulation & law · 30/12/2009Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

HHS Designates Hanford Site Employees for Special Exposure Cohort

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has made a decision to add a class of employees at the Hanford site in Richland, Washington, to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, following a notice issued on December 10, 2009.