Chernobyl Nuclear Accident Congressional Hearings Transcript

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Weeks Seven and Eight—Preliminary report preparation and begin draft of laws
and regulations
Weeks Nine and Ten Ukraine—Delegation in United States for coordination reviews
and technology evaluations
Weeks Eleven and Twelve—Meetings in Ukraine and Europe.
Weeks Thirteen, Fourteen and Fifteen—Final report preparation and draft of
laws and regulations.
Equipment
Two notebook computers and portable printer.
Cost
The total cost of Task One is estimated at US $120,000.
Task Two Project Definition— Preuminary Program Plan
The consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant are an
immense, complex, and multifaceted social/technical/health problem. The resolution
of this problem can only be achieved by successful implementation of many
small, well thought out, and purposeful steps which are all orchestrated to achieve
one goal: the elimination of these consequences. The implementation of these small
steps requires a plan.
The plan for Chernobyl must integrate a wide multi-disciplinary effort into a
force working for a common goal. To develop this plan, the first step is collection,
organization, and dissemination of existing information. This task is defined to compile
this baseline information.
Sub-tasks
1. Collect available data and documentation concerning current and recent conditions
at the Chernobyl site regarding:
1.1 Migration or transport of radioactive contamination, including
a. Atmospheric transport of radioactive contamination,
b. Potential sites or conditions where re-suspension of radioactive contamination
occurs or is likely to occur,
c. Actions taken or under consideration to prevent or reduce atmospheric transport
or migration of contamination,
d. Extent of radioactive contamination of water, silts and sediments,
e. Surface water and groundwater transport of radioactive contamination,
f. Chemical and physical interaction of radioactive contaminated particles and
material with the environment,
g. Meteorological data and phenomena relative to atmospheric and water transport
of contamination,
1.2 Agriculture, food and biota, including
a. Biota in the affected areas and their contribution to population dose,
b. Food chain and population diet patterns
c. Food processing, inspection and distribution
d. Biota transport of radioactive contamination,
e. Actions taken or under consideration to prevent or reduce contamination of
population food supply,
1.3 Potable water supply, including
a. Potential for radioactive contamination of potable water and water supply
system,
b. Existing water treatment and distribution system,
c. Actions taken or under consideration to prevent or reduce contamination of
population water supply,
1.4 Soils, including
a. Radioactive contamination of soils, including extent, nature of contaminate,
depth in soil of contamination,
b. TjTJes of soils including physical and chemical data,
c. Techniques used to assess hazard of areas of contaminated soil,
d. Actions taken or under consideration to prevent or reduce contamination of
soil,
1.5 Waste management, including
a. Sampling and analysis of waste materials,
b. Number, location and extent of burial sites,
c. Actions taken or under consideration to decontaminate materials, equipment,
facilities or communities,
d. Technologies currently used for decontamination activities.