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2090

reviewing

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standpoint,

2092
2093

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of radiation effects,

the

two

Over the

2095

13972,

2096

as

a

the

of these

years,

risk

result

2097

from the

89

genetic

and I with the Somatics Committee.
committees

and come to a consensus.

2094

he

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of

I would

to revise

last BEIR Committee

report ain

|

since

estimates
the

got together

the

have

recent

submit that

decreased

by

a

factor

of

two

reappraisal.
perhaps

the

EPA

and

other

groups

2098

looked at the radiation doses and potential consequences,

2099

maybe

2100

resettlement and clean-up,

2101

higher in risk.

2102

three,

So

2103

the

2104

lowe

four,

five,

they Might want

levels
than

they have
they

had

10

to

years

ago when they

planned the

were looking at a factor of two

reconsider

been able

to

the

achieve,

risks

associated with

which are much

anticipated.

The second thing is that the newest BEIR Committee,

2105
2106

reappraisal,

2107

model,

2108

from,

2109

risks;

2110

falls

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most consistent with radiobiological evidence.

2112

developed two models,

which is

the

that

one

all our

in its

one which is the linear

high-risk estimates

come

which was put forth as the upper limit on credible
and a

lower-risk model,

in between

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think

the high and

that was

the
the

called

linear

quadratic,

low models,

the

and

also is

best estimates.

2113

look

2714

estimates in terms of the numbers of added cancers

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the

situation

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