providing a very important base line data set, not only for the present,
perhaps. temporal, purpose of assessment of dose from NTS fallout but for
It appears to be being carried
possible future events which might occur.
out in a careful and excellent fashion.
Since I think it is so important,
I believe all possible checks should be made to ensure that this data set
is
as
soundly based
and documented
as
is
reasonably
possible,
and
any
possible ties to the NURE analysis should also be made for much the same
reasons as above.
CHAIRMAN MOSELEY:
10
DR.
CASARETT:
Thank you.
In
general
George.
the
ORERP
investigators
continue
to
be
11 highly responsive to recommendations and suggestions from DAAG to the
12 extent that is reasonably feasible, and I feel that Bruce Church and Lynn
13 Anspaugh have made it clear to us those suggestions that don't seem
14 reasonable and feasible and those which are.
In general,
the progress
15 toward achievement of the overall research objectives and completion of
16 specific tasks appears to have been excellent, especially in view of the
17 substantial time and effort that has been devoted recently to provide
18 information in litigation processes.
19
The ORERP investigators, therefore,
should be congratulated on their
20 high levels of competence and conscientiousness in this work.
21
In
view
of
the
progress
made
22 validity of so-called hotspots,
it
toward
does
assessment
seem
23 jargon term more formally, if not replace it.
24 there may also be cold spots.
of
advisable
the
to
extent
define
or
this
Presumably, by implication,
Definitions could be made in terms of some
25 -minimal factor or factors of difference distinguishing extraordinarily high
26 or low radiation exposure in demarcated subareas relative to the exposure
27
in surrounding larger areas characterized more generally or uniformly by
28
elevated exposure; something of that sort,
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and whether you call
it hot-