DOE SCREENING CRITERIA FOR DOCUMENT COLLECTION

GENERAL CRITERIA
All pertinent policy, program, correspondence, and public relations
documents of the Atomic Energy Commission and other Government
agencies and organizations relating to 1) radiological fallout onsite
and offsite from atmospheric and underground nuclear testing between
1945 and 1972 and the technology of predicting and measuring that
fallout; 2) the biological and environmental effects of radiation; 3)
the organizational structure and responsibilities, planning, and
conduct of nuclear testing; 4) the development of radiation safety

standards, and 5) safety issues and operations in nuclear testing.
SELECTED SPECIFIC CRITERIA

All pertinent documents relating to specific military or civilian
personnel at the Nevada or Pacific Test Sites, including units,

locations, assignments during atmospheric testing, any radiation
dosage received, organization responsibilities, job position
descriptions, delegations of authority, and test series histories as
they relate to test organization.
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All pertinent documents relating to both on-site and off-site fallout,
including atmospheric nuclear test exposure or dose predictions,
exposure/dose data, and monitoring policy, technology, instrumentation, training, personnel and field team notes.
All pertinent documents relating to atmospheric nuclear test safety,
the development of radiation safety standards, and reports of and
requirements for decontamination and evacuation either offsite or
onsite.
All pertinent “after action" reports concerning atmospheric nuclear
tests.

All aerial and ground monitoring records, including air sampling, air
crew, or cloud tracking.
All pertinent documents relating to cleanup activities, including
efforts to decontaminate tracking aircraft and ships.
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Selected DOE screening criteria
for CIC document collection.

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