Exposure of the American Population to Radioactive Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Tests : A Review of the CDC-NCI Draft Report on a Feasibility Study of the Health Consequences to the American Population from Nuclear Weapons Tests Conducted by the United States and Other Nations.

EXPOSURE OF THE AMERICAN POPULATION TO RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTS -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- METHODS USED TO ESTIMATE DOSES AND HEALTH EFFECTS -- Sources of information -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT -- THE CONGRESSIONALLY REQUESTED FEASIBILITY STUDY -- THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL'S INVOLVEMENT -- 2 THE COMMITTEE'S REVIEW -- TECHNICAL APPROACH AND CONTENTS OF THE DRAFT REPORT -- ASSESSMENT OF THE DOSE RECONSTRUCTION -- Deposition Density of Nevada Test Site Fallout Radionuclides -- Iodine-131 -- Other Radionuclides -- External Doses from Nevada Test Site Fallout -- Internal Doses from Nevada Test Site Fallout -- Deposition Density of Global Fallout Radionuclides -- External Doses from Global Fallout -- Internal Doses from Global Fallout -- DOCUMENT LOCATION AND RETRIEVAL -- ASSESSMENT OF THE ESTIMATES OF CANCER RISK -- THE VALUE OF FURTHER REFINEMENTS OF THE 131I NEVADA TEST SITE CALCULATIONS AND UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS -- Dosimetric Refinements -- Epidemiologic Refinements -- COMMUNICATION WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT EXPOSURE AND CANCER RISK -- Overview of the Proposed Communication Plan -- The 131I/Nevada Test Site Communication Plan -- Would Adapting the 131I/Nevada Test Site Communication Plan Work for the Feasibility Study? -- Communication Issues for Option 1 -- COMMENTS ON THE OPTIONS FOR FUTURE WORK -- 3 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS -- Estimates of dose from Nevada Test Site and global fallout -- Document location and retrieval -- Estimates of cancer and non-cancer risks -- Communication with the public about exposure and cancer risk -- REFERENCES -- Appendix A SPECIFIC COMMENTS -- APPENDIX B COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES -- FIRST COMMITTEE MEETING -- SECOND COMMITTEE MEETING -- THIRD COMMITTEE MEETING -- FOURTH COMMITTEE MEETING -- GLOSSARY.

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