New SEC Class for Argonne National Laboratory

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 Argonne National Laboratory-West during the time period from April 10, 1951, through December 31, 1957, for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days, occurring either solely under this employment, 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 be an employee of the Department of Energy, its predecessor agencies, and their contractors and subcontractors who worked at the Argonne National Laboratory-West between April 10, 1951 and December 31, 1957 for a number of work days aggregating at least 250 work days.* This SEC became effective July 3, 2016.

*Circular 16-05

^{Posted August 31, 2016}