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).
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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
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