Exposure of the American population to radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons tests : a review of the CDC-NCI draft report on a feasibility study of the health consequences to the American population from nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States and other nations /

Corporate Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review the CDC-NCI Feasibility Study of the Health Consequences from Nuclear Weapons Tests.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2003.
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Table of Contents:
  • External Doses from Nevada Test Site FalloutInternal Doses from Nevada Test Site Fallout; Deposition Density of Global Fallout Radionuclides; External Doses from Global Fallout; Internal Doses from Global Fallout; DOCUMENT LOCATION AND RETRIEVAL; ASSESSMENT OF THE ESTIMATES OF CANCER RISK; THE VALUE OF FURTHER REFINEMENTS OF THE 131I NEVADA TEST SITE CALCULATIONS AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; Dosimetric Refinements; Epidemiologic Refinements; COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT EXPOSURE AND CANCER RISK; Overview of the Proposed Communication Plan; The 131I/Nevada Test Site Communication Plan.
  • Would Adapting the 131I/Nevada Test Site Communication Plan Work for the Feasibility Study?Communication Issues for Option 1; COMMENTS ON THE OPTIONS FOR FUTURE WORK; 3 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS; Estimates of dose from Nevada Test Site and global fallout; Document location and retrieval; Estimates of cancer and non-cancer risks; Communication with the public about exposure and cancer risk; REFERENCES; Appendix A SPECIFIC COMMENTS; APPENDIX B COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES; FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING; SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING; THIRD COMMITTEE MEETING; FOURTH COMMITTEE MEETING; GLOSSARY.