REMS Data Selection Help

Selecting Data

To select data, select one or more of the data items from Section 1. This determines the data fields that will be displayed in the results.

Total Number Monitored

The number of monitored individuals reported by the site.

Number With Meas. TEDE Dose

The number of individuals receiving TEDE doses above the minimum detection level of the dosimetry.

Total Collective Dose (TEDE)

The sum of the TEDE for all selected individuals. TEDE is comprised of the external dose (photon and neutron) and the internal dose. Internal dose was calculated using the AEDE methodology from 1989 through 1992. The CEDE methodology (50-year committed dose) was implemented in 1993.

Average Measurable Dose (TEDE)

The total collective TEDE divided by the number of individuals with measurable TEDE.

DDE Photon

The collective Deep Dose Equivalent (DDE) from penetrating photon radiation.

DDE Neutron

The collective Deep Dose Equivalent (DDE) from penetrating neutron radiation.

SDE-WB (Skin)

The collective shallow dose equivalent to the whole body (SDE-WB). Often referred to as the skin dose.

SDE-ME (Extremity)

The collective shallow dose equivalent to the maximally exposed extremity (SDE-ME). Often referred to as the extremity dose.

CEDE

The 50-year collective committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE) from intakes of radioactive material. Implemented in 1993.

Dose Ranges

The number of individuals receiving TEDE dose within specified dose ranges.

Sorting Data (optional)

Sorting is optional. To sort by a data type, click the radio button corresponding to the data type by which to order the information. The data type must be selected in order to sort by it. The data will be sorted in descending order based on your selection. To clear sort selections, you must select Clear Form.

Selecting Data Ranges

This section determines the ranges of data that you wish to view. Select from one or more of the categories and specify the information you wish to include in the results.
To specify ranges of data select entries from scrollable lists:

Year
Program Office
Operations Office
Site
Reporting Organization
Facility Type
Labor Category
Occupation
Monitoring Status

Scrolling a List

In any of the scrollable data range fields, to view the current list of entries, click the up and/or down scroll arrows to the right of the entries list.

Selecting One Entry from a List

Click the desired entry.

Selecting Multiple Entries from a List

To select a group of sequential entries:

Click the first entry.
Hold down the SHIFT key, and click the final entry. (You can scroll the list, if necessary, prior to clicking the final entry.)

To select a group of nonsequential entries:

Click the first entry.
Hold down the CONTROL key, and click subsequent entries. (You can scroll the list, if necessary, prior to clicking additional entries.)

De-Selecting an Entry from a List

Hold down the CONTROL key and click the entry to be unselected.

Select Grouping Order

YOU MUST SELECT A GROUPING ORDER for each selected Data Range. If you select a data item from Section 3, and do not select a grouping order in Section 4, the query will not acknowledge the selection you made in Section 3. You must select a range in Section 4 AND grouping order in Section 4.

The Grouping Order determines the heirarchy of the results of your query. For example, you could select Year as the 1st Grouping Order, and Sites as the 2nd Grouping Order. This will return a list of results grouped by Year, and then by Site.

You can only select one data item for each Group Order, but you may select the same data item more than once. To clear selections made for a subtotal sort, you must select Clear Form.

Display Results, Clear Form

Display Results

To view the results of your query based on selections made on the REMS Data Selection form, click Display Results. While viewing results, you have the option to save the results as a comma delimited file to your computer. The results file is an ASCII file that may be imported into a database or spreadsheet for further analysis.

Clear Form

Click on Clear Form to reset the form to the default values. In many instances the individual selections cannot be reset without resetting the entire form.

Monitoring Year

A site dosimetry record year may differ slightly from the actual calendar year due to dosimeter processing schedules. Minor variances (up to 2 weeks before or after January 1) are permissible as long as the reporting period is consistent from year to year.

Program Office

The DOE Program Office to which the operation/site/facility is currently assigned.

Operations Office

The DOE Operations Office that has responsibility for the reporting organization.

Site

The term "Site" used here and in the annual report on occupation exposure is defined by the geographic location of the DOE facilities. This definition of a "site" may differ from other uses of this term in other DOE reports. For the REMS database, sites and facilities that contribute to a relatively small percentage of the collective dose are grouped together under the Operations Office responsible for the reporting organization.

Reporting Organization

The Reporting Organization is typically the contractor or the DOE Operations/Field Office that is required to monitor workers and report occupation exposure records to the DOE.

Facility Type Codes

CODE	FACILITY TYPE OR OPERATION(1)
10	Accelerator
21	Fuel/Uranium Enrichment
22	Fuel Fabrication
23	Fuel Processing
40	Maintenance and Support (site-wide)
50	Reactor
61	Research, General
62	Research, Fusion
70	Waste Processing/Management
80	Weapons Fabrication and Testing
99	Other

(1) Workers should be assigned to one facility type where the predominant amount of the individual's work takes place.

Monitoring Status

The monitoring status codes used in the REMS database have changed over time. The first table shown below are the codes listed in the current reporting requirements of DOE Manual 231.1-1A, which became effective 3-19-04.

General Employee	E	An individual employed by the reporting organization as of the close of the calendar year (see Item 1, above), a visiting research scientist, or a student.
Member of the Public	P	A member of the public (which would include a visiting dignitary) who visited during the calendar year.
Government	G	An individual who is a DOE employee, DNFSB employee or contractor, a DOE Headquarters or Field office support contractor, IAEA inspector, etc.

The status codes shown below are the monitoring status codes listed in DOE Manual 5484.1 and DOE M 231.1-1. Some sites still report exposure records using these codes even though DOE M 5484.1 is no longer in effect.

Monitored Worker	A	Any active employee of the reporting organization who works with, or is in the proximity of, ionizing radiation or radioactive material and who is monitored in accordance with DOE 5480.1B, Chapter XI.
Terminated Employee	T	For the purposes of this Order, an individual employed by DOE or a DOE contractor who terminates his or her employment, an individual who transfers to another DOE or contractor facility or office that results in termination of radiation monitoring, an individual who begins a leave of absence of greater than 12 months duration, or all employees of a contractor whose contracts with DOE are terminated.
Monitored Visitor	V	Any nonemployee visiting a facility that is operated by Department of Energy (DOE) or a DOE contractor under circumstances other than as a nonemployee radiation worker, requiring that he or she be monitored for radiation exposure.
Nonemployee Radiation Worker	N	An individual who is either a subcontractor to a DOE contractor or who visits a DOE site to perform work for or in conjunction with DOE or utilizes DOE facilities and who is monitored for occupational exposure as required in DOE 5480.1B, Chapter XI.

Occupational Codes and Labor Categories

DOE CODE	DOE OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORIES	Labor Category	CROSS-REFERENCE SOC CODE (ranges)(1)
001	UNKNOWN	Unknown
110	MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS	Management	11 - 14
	PROFESSIONAL		15 - 39
160	Engineers	Scientists	16
170	Scientists	Scientists	17 - 19
184	Health Physicists	Scientists	1843
200	Miscellaneous Professionals	Scientists	20 - 25, 32 - 34
260	Doctors and Nurses	Scientists	26 - 30
350	Technicians	Technicians	35 - 39
360	Health Technicians	Technicians	36
370	Engineering Technicians	Technicians	37
380	Science Technicians	Technicians	38
383	Radiation Monitors/Technicians	Technicians	383
390	Miscellaneous Technicians	Technicians	39
400	SALES	Management	40 - 44
450	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND CLERICAL	Management	45 - 47
	SERVICE WORKERS		50 - 52
512	Fire fighters	Service	512
513	Security Guards	Service	513/4
521	Food Service Employees	Service	521
524	Janitors	Service	524
525	Miscellaneous Service Employees	Service	523, 525/6
	AGRICULTURAL WORKERS		55 - 58
562	Grounds keepers	Agriculture	562
570	Forest Workers	Agriculture	57
580	Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers	Agriculture	55, 561, 58
	REPAIR/CONSTRUCTION WORKERS		60 - 65
610	Mechanics/Repairers	Construction	60 - 61
641	Masons	Construction	641
642	Carpenters	Construction	642
643	Electricians	Construction	643
644	Painters	Construction	644
645	Pipe Fitters	Construction	645
650	Miners/Drillers	Construction	65
660	Miscellaneous Repairers/Construction Workers	Construction	63, 646
	PRECISION/PRODUCTION WORKERS		67 - 78
681	Machinists	Production	681
682	Sheet Metal Workers	Production	682
690	Operators, Plant/System/Utility	Production	69
710	Machine Setup/Operators	Production	71 - 76
771	Welders and Solderers	Production	771
780	Miscellaneous Precision/Production Workers	Production	67, 683 - 88, 722 - 78
	TRANSPORT WORKERS		81 - 83
820	Truck Drivers	Transportation	8212 - 8214
821	Bus Drivers	Transportation	8215
825	Pilots	Transportation	825
830	Equipment Operators	Transportation	83
840	Miscellaneous Transporters	Transportation	81, 8216 - 824, 828
850	HANDLERS/LABORERS/HELPERS	Laborers	85 - 87
910	MILITARY PERSONNEL	Miscellaneous	91
990	MISCELLANEOUS WORKERS	Miscellaneous	99

(1) Refers to the Department of Commerce's Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual (1980).