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The Nevada Operations Office has sent us a copy of your inquiry a b o u t possible payment of medical bills for conditions resulting from your employment i n construction work a t Hanford i n 1944. A thorough search o f the records a t the Hanford Site has been conducted, and there i s no record o f your employment here 35 years ago, orat any other time. I f you could provide more information such a s the name o f your employer, your job classification,or the names of anyone who may have been aware of the incident that you have described, i t may provide a lead that could be explored. t o you a t this time. I am sorry we are unable t o be of more assistance Very truly yours, -E Safety & Environmental Protection
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The Hevaca OFerations Office has sent us a copy o f your inquiry about possible papen t of medical bills for conditions resulting from your employment i n construction work a t Hanford i n 1944. A thoroush search of the records a t the Hanford Site has b e e n conducted, and there Is no record o f your employment here 35 years ago, o r a t any other time. If yuu could provide more information such a s the name o f your employer, your job classification,or the names o f anyone who may have been aware of the incfdent that you have described, ft may pravfde a lead that could be explored. t o you a t this time. I am sorry we are unable t o be o f mre assistance Very truly yours, Michael W. Tiernan, Ofrector Safety L Environmental Protection RECORD NOTE: This responds to inquiry re potential claim. A thorough record check did not reveal any info that the person was ever employed a t Hanford i n construction or operations. occ SAF SAF
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The Nevada Operations Office has sent us a copy of your inquiry a b o u t possible payment of medical bills for conditions resulting from your employment i n construction work a t Hanford i n 7944. A thorough search of the records a t the Hanford Site has been conducted, and there i s no record o f your employment here If you could provide more information such as the name o f your employer, your j o b classification, or the names o f anyone who may have been aware o f the incident that you have described, i t may provide a lead that could be explored. sorry we are unable t o be o f more assistance t o you at this time. Very truly yours, Michael W. Tiernan, Director Safety and Environmental
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To : Clyde Fitz DOE-RL Office of Chief Counsel We have thoroughly searched o u r records and resources, and have failed to find anything on
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Industrial Safety Branch - -We have, reviewed our files and do not find any record ofa prior to 7948 for that matter. A person nameqt-::! worked for Morrison-Knutson a t Hanford in 1948. cord of his first name o r his Social Security Number firm ident i - fi cation is not possible, however i t seems unlikely that this is the same person. being employed a t Hanforc! i n 1944 orat any tine We have nothing i n our files that would indicate that an^- volunteers were recruited for tests to ionizing radiation. Based on this,I would normally initiate a letter to - the individual advising himof radiation,but rather some unknown or unidentified substance. However, in this case the individual did n o t specify I would suggest that to cover all bases you might want HEHF t o take a look at their files to see i f they have any medical records for was ever given t o such a person. Also DOE security files would indicate ifa clearance Please advise ifI can be of any further assistance in this matter.
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Department of Energy Nevada Operations Office Richland Operations Office As you a r e probably aware, the Defense Nuclear Agency maintains atoll free number 800-336-3068 for past participants of nuclear weapons tests t o phone i n infomation and t o be included in eventual epideniological studies. The attached inforination i s the result of one such call.Itis forwarded t o you for your action and follow-up. Id TP R Qu est ion na ire
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feel she is being given the rcn around/l:ants t o knou if goverr.r.ent could pay for sone of his medical bills / E e :?as spent a lot of z c ney on his health pro b lens / Bung up feeling d is g nsted i
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Non-participant/k'orked in construction at Eanford, WA/In 1944 was sprayed and in j ec red with unknown substance for unknom tests stomach removed; 1944 lungs were perforated ; 1948 Hemorrage of lungs ; Was told that he had TB, but all tests were negative ; unusual pro b lens) Blood problems; Pernicious Aneaia and A plastic Anemia11 half of Priv acv Act Staten ent pursuant to P.L. 93-579, Privacy lict of 1974. Tine purpose of this form is to obtain in for nation on personnel who participated in the Depart nen t of Defense Atnos2heric :!uclear Weapons pro gr zn being conducted to provide in for nation for detailed rec ez r ch on ra diz tion and subsequent incidence of certain diseases. obtaining the data is the Atomic Znergy Act of 1954. Disclosure of the requested info nation is voluntary. The infomation will b eased as part of a data collection The authority for 17 Yarch 1978Previous edit i cns obsolete