A review of the dose reconstruction program of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency /
[Book]
Committee to Review the Dose Reconstruction Program of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Board on Radiation Effects Research, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press,
2003.
1 online resource (xv, 399 pages) :
illustrations, maps
"This study was supported by contract DTRA01-01-C-0012 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
""FrontMatter""; ""A Note on the Units of Measurement Used in this Report""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Public Summary""; ""Executive Summary""; ""I Introduction""; ""II The Committee�s Process""; ""III The Process of Submitting and Deciding Claims""; ""IV Process of Dose Reconstruction in NTPR Program""; ""V Committee�s Findings Related to NTPR Dose Reconstruction Program""; ""VI Findings Related to Other Issues""; ""VII Conclusions""; ""VIII Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""
""Appendix A Examples of Dose Reconstruction Memoranda from Sample Cases Reviewed by Committee""""Appendix B Sampled Case Files of Dose Reconstructions Reviewed by Committee""; ""Appendix C Names of Invited Speakers and Interactions with Veterans""; ""Appendix D Responses to Committee�s Questions""; ""Appendix E Analysis of Potential Inhalation Doses Due to Blast-Wave Effects at Operation PLUMBBOB, Shot HOOD, and Implications for Dose Reconstructions for Atomic Veterans""; ""Appendix F Unit Dose Reconstruction for Task Force WARRIOR at Operation PLUMBBOB, Shot SMOKY""; ""Glossary""
""List of Abbreviations""""Committee Biographies""; ""Index""
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In response to concerns about military personnel and civilian exposure to radiation from the US atmospheric nuclear weapons testing program of 1945-62, Congress charged an independent committee to review the Dose Reconstruction Program.
Review of the dose reconstruction program of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
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United States.
Dose Reconstruction Program (U.S.)
Dose Reconstruction Program (U.S.)
Dose Reconstruction Program (U.S.)
Nuclear weapons-- United States-- Testing.
Radiation-- Dosage.
Nuclear Warfare.
Program Evaluation.
Radiation Dosage.
Radiation Injuries-- epidemiology.
United States Government Agencies.
Veterans Disability Claims.
Nuclear weapons-- Testing.
Radiation-- Dosage.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Military Science.
United States.
United States.
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National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee to Review the Dose Reconstruction Program of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.