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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA }
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DR. THOMAS B.
COCHRAN, being first duly sworn,
devoses and says:
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My backerzind and professional qualifications
relevant to the substance c= this affidavit include the
following:
(a)
Since April 1973, I have been a staff scientist
at Natural Resources Defense Council
(NRDC).
My work at NRDC
has been primarily related +o the U.S. civilian nuclear power
industry.
With Dr. Arthur 2. Tamplin I have written Radiation
Standards for Hot Particles, February 14, 1974
(a report on the
inadequacy of existing radiation protection standards related to
internal exvosure of man ts insoluble varticles of plutoniumand
other alpha-enizczing hot s:cticles), anc Radiation Standards for
cecucational Uncle Sodv Ex-7s5ure,
September 25,
1975.
retorts ar2 277acned as Einisits A and B, rasséctively.
reports
served as
tne basi:
for NRDC's setitions
These
These
to the U.S.
A.E.C., U.S.E.7.A. and U.S. ‘iuclear Regulatory Commission to
amend their radiation prot:iction standards as more fully described