our society today.
The average dose of about
is well less than one rem.
Despite

these

reassuring medical

and

health

0.6

rem to nuclear test veterans

findings,

DNA continues

to pursue

every reasonable avenue available in the extensive effort to assess the
incidence of radiogenic diseases among nuclear test participants.
The Agency
encourages all veterans to provide as much information and documentation as
possible about themselves and their involvement in nuclear tests.
This

facilitates

further

research

on

their

behalf

and

adds

to

the

scientific

knowledge about possible health effects from exposure to low-level ionizing
radiation.
Such information can be forwarded to Defense Nuclear Agency (ATTN:
RARP/NTPR), 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22310-3398, or one may

call 1-800-462-3683.

In Virginia, call

(collect)

703-285-5610.

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