Radiation Worker Health Board Schedules Another Virtual Policy Meeting
Published Date: 11/9/2026
Notice
Summary
The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health is holding a virtual meeting on December 2, 2026, to discuss important health and safety issues for workers exposed to radiation. Anyone interested can join online or by phone, and the public can share their thoughts by November 19. This meeting helps shape policies that protect workers and could impact compensation programs.
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Board Advises on Radiation Worker Compensation
The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health provides advice used to implement the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, including on probability-of-causation guidelines, methods of dose reconstruction, and petitions to add classes of workers to the Special Exposure Cohort (SEC). These advisory activities directly relate to how radiation-exposed workers’ claims and group petitions are evaluated under the compensation program.
Public Can Attend and Comment—Deadlines Given
You can listen to the virtual Advisory Board meeting on December 2, 2026 (10:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. EST) and the public comment session is scheduled at 5:15 p.m. EST. Written comments must be received on or before November 19, 2026; the audio conference line has 150 caller ports and toll-free dial-in numbers are provided for public participation.
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