Notification of Medical Examination Programs.

The NNTPR has a total of 3

personnel in the Over-25-rem Program, 5 in the Volunteer Observer Program, and

503 in the Over-5-rem Program, as shown in the table below.

Approximately 65

percent of those in the Over-5-rem Program participated in Shot BRAVO, which
is discussed in section 4.10 as part of Operation CASTLE (1954) (5).
The NNTPR has sent notification letters to all personnel in these
programs having identifiable addresses, a number totaling 464.

Of this group,

150 participants stated that they wanted the medical examination provided by
the Veterans Administration.

Only 108, or 23 percent of the personnel

notified, actually took the examination (5).
NNTPR Personnel Eligible for Medical Examination Programs (5)
Over-25-rem Program

Number

Known deceased
Notifications sent
Replies received
Number desiring examinations
Number not desiring examinations

Number undecided or unspecified
Examinations administered

2.

Volunteer Observer Program
in

Total
Known deceased
Notifications sent
Replies received
Number desiring examinations
Number not desiring examinations
Examinations administered
3.

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Total

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1.

Over-5-rem Program
Total

503

Known deceased
Notifications sent
Replies received
Number desiring examinations
Number not desiring examinations
Examinations administered

58
456
243
148
95
106

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