To check the accuracy of the dose data, incorporate additional data into the file, and ensure that the information is representative of DOD participants, the NTPR program conducted: e Research into the historical documentation of numerous individual e A reliability check of radiation dose records obtained from 7,900 e Dose reconstructions for participants in several shots and series, e Spot checks of film badge readings for members of units that maneuvered in proximity to each other and thus should have received comparable exposures. shots and test series medical records of Navy personnel including Shot SMOKY of the 1957 Operation PLUMBBOB These efforts, among others, showed dose results similar to the REECo averages of about half a rem for nearly all participants. Less than one percent of the doses exceeded the current allowable annual Federal standard (3). ' The NTPR program has been supported from its beginnings by the REECo dose data. In 1978, at the start of their work, the NIPR teams had access to a useful file of dosimetry information. Then, as now, REECo has provided dose data and accompanying source documents on request to DNA, the NTPR teams, the VA, other organizations, and individuals upon request. The DOE managers of the dosimetry research project have been John D. Moroney, 1978-1980, and Michael A. Marelli, 1980 to the present. REECo’s efforts have been directed primarily by W. Jay Brady. 3.1.2 The Coordination and Information Center. In March 1979, the Department of Energy established the Coordination and Information Center, which is the Government’s public archives for all unclassified documents relating to atmospheric nuclear weapons testing. Administered by the DOE Nevada Operations Office (DOE/NVOO), Las Vegas, CIC is operated by REECo (4). CIC, which initiated document acquisition in the fall of 1979, houses an estimated 125,000 documents pertinent to U.S. nuclear weapons testing and NTPR. Collection activities are continuing, and it is anticipated that CIC 53