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37 DESCRIPTION OF THE CHERNOBYL SITE THE CHERNOBYL REACTOR SITE IS A 4 UNIT SITE LOCATED ON THE PRIPYAT RIVER APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHERNOBYL CHERNOBYL IS A SMALL TOWN LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES NORTH OF KIEV POPULATIONS - KIEV - 2i MILLION - PRIPYAT + 3 OTHER NEARBY TOWNS - 49,000 WITHIN 18 MILE RADIUS - 150,000 TO 180,000 - WITHIN A 100 MILE RADIUS - 7 MILLION TERRAIN APPEARS TO BE ROLLING HILLS ALL FOUR UNITS ARE RBMK-1000 CLASS PLANTS. UNIT 1 OPERATIONAL AROUND 1981, UNIT 4 OPERATIONAL IN 1983. TWO MORE RBMK-1000 CLASS UNITS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT SITE. APPROXIMATELY 1 DOZEN RBMK-IOOO CLASS UNITS CURRENTLY IN OPERATION IN SOVIET UNION
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Page 8 and 9: The 1986 Report of the U.S. Departm
Page 10: S. Hrg. 99-869 THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDE
Page 13 and 14: COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RES
Page 16 and 17: BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY THE CHERNOBYL
Page 18 and 19: statement of Senator J. Bennett Joh
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Page 24 and 25: STATEMENT OF HON. HOWARD M. METZENB
Page 26 and 27: 11 with the wrong report. He came u
Page 28 and 29: 13 The residents of the state of Oh
Page 30 and 31: 15 Yes, I am not satisfied with eve
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Page 34 and 35: 19 Senator Metzenbaum. Mr. Chairman
Page 36 and 37: 21 The work of the Task Force was t
Page 38 and 39: 23 On May 3 the State Department se
Page 40 and 41: 25 The first elevated levels of rad
Page 42 and 43: 27 8 Foreign data received suggeste
Page 44 and 45: 29 By way of comparison, you might
Page 46 and 47: 31 - 2 - around the world. In the i
Page 48 and 49: 33 4 - In addition to these meeting
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Page 62 and 63: 47 11 DESCRIPTION OF PRIMARY SYSTEM
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Page 66 and 67: 51 EVENT DESCRIPTION SUMMARY AND ST
Page 68 and 69: 53 17 SOURCE TERM SOURCE TERM ESTIM
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Page 72 and 73: 57 The Chairman. Thank you, very mu
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Page 76 and 77: 61 Mr. Chairman, thank you for the
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Page 82 and 83: 67 The Chairman. Thank you. Mr. Wad
Page 84 and 85: 69 STATEMENT OF TROY E. WADE, II ID
Page 86 and 87: 71 The transient kinetic behavior o
Page 88 and 89: 73 Impact on Current Reactors Altho
Page 90 and 91: 75 In making the following remarks,
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Page 94 and 95: 79 whatever we can and do so in a d
Page 96 and 97: 81 STATEMENT OF DELBERT F. BUNCH AC
Page 98 and 99: 83 What we know about the Chernobyl
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87 The core meltdown prevention pol
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89 to require that the Industry get
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91 11 on for licensing purposes and
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93 13 meltdown accidents, then let'
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95 The Chairman. Thank you. We will
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97 Idaho, and that will give us fur
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99 STATEMENT BY SENATOR MALCOLM WAL
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101 IN THAT AGREEMENT, THE SOVIET U
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103 I THINK THE ENGLISH HERE SPEAKS
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105 The Department ofState Bulletin
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107 13 from pollutants emanating fr
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109 Senator Wallop. I would like to
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Ill have not seen any of it yet. I
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113 We are also trying to be toughe
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115 Senator Bumpers. I must confess
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117 cy makes it extremely difficult
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— 119 Part of the problem has bee
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. 121 Additional Statement By Senat
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123 Juue 19, 1986 Committee oti Ene
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125 Senator Metzenbaum. Would that
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127 cerned when they are living aro
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129 Material for Health Consequence
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131 The Chairman. Senator Domenici.
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133 and Chernobyl, had a very serio
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135 longer, as in U.S. light water
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137 and the designers about what wa
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139 that you are dead right about t
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141 I am working there as a leader
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143 In addition to the development
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145 Prof. DR. Rudolf Schulten Nucle
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147 3 - As I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE
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149 5 - For all accidents the influ
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151 One other feature which is extr
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153 In just a summary statement on
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155 statement of John J. Taylor Bef
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157 technical review group, endorse
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159 2. Second, we must not fail to
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161 • Third, the Soviet graphite
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163 Although both the RBMK and LWR
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: 165 stantiated by a recent Associ
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167 pressure buildup inside the TMI
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169 SUMMARY The U.S. has reason to
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171 dissimilar. I had assignments a
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173 rules regarding safety. Lost ti
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175 BRIEF HISTORY OF INPO INPO was
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177 EVALDATIONS In-depth evaluation
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179 o Observations are made of ongo
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181 o Yellow-tab operating experien
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183 Human Performance Evaluation Sy
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185 utility writes a comprehensive
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187 Wayne H. Jens, Ph.D. Vice Presi
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189 each utility or established on
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191 ASSISTANCE The industry recogni
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193 INPO expects that the NRC will
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195 In April 1986, INPO issued its
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197 1990 AVERAGE GOALS OVERALL PERF
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199 Technical exchange and assistan
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201 either attain a disproportionat
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203 Mr . Chai rman : I appreciate t
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205 -3- system. The reactor is surr
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207 •5- HTGR or RBMK type reactor
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209 -7- Another important safety fe
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211 in the licensing process. What
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213 National Audubon Society -^^ 95
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215 Furthermore, even large-volume
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217 POSSIBLE RESPONSES TO THE ACCID
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219 There are other litigation meas
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221 nuclear plants of the current g
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223 •loin a 1978 study prepared f
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225 Jan Beyea and Frank von Hippel
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. 227 Frank von Hippel. a physicist
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229 As more and more nuclear power
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231 The industry is concerned that
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233 Senator Domenici. Thank you, ve
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235 occurs to the Earth. It is intr
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238 RESPONSES TO eOLLOW-UP QUESTION
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240 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISS
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242 2yEST20N_l. (Continued) - 2 - e
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244 C[U E S TjÔ N_j_ . (Continued)
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246 QUESTION C.t< . (Continued) - 2
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248 \ÊcS&t^^^^^ T;- ~ Qcm M w&ST^^
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250 gyESTJ^0N_2. What are the main
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252 gi)EST20N_2. (Continued) - 3 -
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254 2yESnON_2. (continued) - 5 - ve
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256 gUESTX0N_4. What is the populat
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258 QUESTX0N_5. (Continued) - 2 nuc
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260 2iiiSIiON_i- Could you tell us
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262 QUESTI ON 8 . Wouldn't having u
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264 9yi5IiON_9. (Continued) 2 - The
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266 QUESTION 10. (Continued) 2 - sp
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272 QUESTION 10. (Continued) - 8 -
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274 QUESTION 11 Is there more work
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276 gUESTX0N_J.2^ The Plant involve
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278 SMiiliON-ii • (Continued) 3 -
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280 QiiiS T J^N_J_2 . (Continued) -
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282 Mr. Victor Stello, Jr. - 2 - Ju
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284 Department of Energy Washington
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286 QUESTIONS FROM CHAIRMAN JAMES A
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The 288 DOE line management respons
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294 Answer 5 (continupd): The LWP w
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296 QUESTION FROM CHAIRMAN JAMES A.
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? 304 QUESTIONS FROM CHAIRMAN JAMES
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306 -2- Answ6r 12 (continued): Work
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310 miESTIONS FROM CHAIRMAN JAMES A
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316 Answer 17 (continued): of liqui
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318 QUESTIONS FROM SENATOR METZEN6A
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320 Question Z: Please estimate the
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322 Question 4: In designing evacua
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324 00 ESTIONS FOR ASSISTANT SECRET
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326 Questions from' Senator James A
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328 -2- 6) I am not aware that any
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330 J. A. McClure -1- July 08, 1986
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332 J. A. McClure -3- July 08, 1986
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334 J. A. McClure -5- July 08, 1986
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, , 336 IMP® OFnaAL COMM PLEASE Ji
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338 accredited utility training pro
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340 Answer: In today's environment,
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.. 342 Question 1 From what I under
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S. Hrg. 102-765 EFFECTS OF THE ACCI
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CONTENTS OPENING STATEMENTS Graham,
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many are^-S, an individual's averag
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In recent months, a great deal of n
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were hardest hit by radiation from
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8 more exposure. However, their exp
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10 malformations in the contaminate
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12 So I think there are some things
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14 projects in Ukraine without a pa
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16 The magnitude of the problem is
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— 18 be and have been mapped fair
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20 So the situation now is you have
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22 STATEMENT OF DR. MURRAY FESHBACH
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24 couple of years, perhaps three y
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— 26 culty because much of the da
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28 viets, there were bilateral agre
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30 increase? The answer is not sign
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32 literature anywhere in the world
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34 ards that led to a decline in th
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inherently unsafe and should be shu
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38 vironmental remediation project.
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40 know-how, technology, and assist
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42 that would greatly benefit the C
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44 gas emissions. So we think that
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46 ' Senator Lieberman. Mr. Chairma
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48 The Children of Chomobyl Relief
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50 very real sense, Chernobyl Is th
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52 Health officials have been bendi
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54 The conclusions offered by the C
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56 tumors may develop in these hot
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58 10 5) Help to prevent future Cho
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60 Level of malignant tumors in the
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62 Number of Newborn with Birth Def
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64 INFECTIOUS DISEASES AMONG PEOPLE
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66 The Children of Chornobyl Relief
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68 FRED A. METTLER, JR., M.D., M.P.
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70 Conclusions and Recommendations
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72 There remain very Urge tn»s of
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74 I wish to thank this Committee f
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76 also are certain that various ac
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78 Develop programs with emphasis o
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80 The process can be initiated pro
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. 82 Attachment 1 Re: Question 1 Wh
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84 The U.S. Government has already
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86 UKRAINIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF
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88 ^rî^- c/J:-/PJ,yc-rz, fi.~ .^l/
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90 Translation of Support Letter Mi
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92 LtTTER OF SUPPORT 2. Such "Cente
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94 Statement of Edward E. Purvis, I
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96 The Situation In and Near the Re
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98 Figure 2. A Worker Removing Core
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102 5 o Q ċo (0 o. o. 3 CO T 5. £
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104 Figure 7. External View of the
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106 a < I f o •s 2 3 0. oi a3 13
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108 The information on the conditio
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110 Work must be done in a logical
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112 Attachment A Health and Environ
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114 Only a careful, credible dose r
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116 Third Administration. This orga
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118 It is ironic that after 70 year
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120 pleting existing plants under c
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122 NEED FOR AID IS RECOGNIZED West
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124 There are four primary assets h
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126 • CompuChem Laboratories •
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128 Decommissioning the Power Plant
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130 technologies, and perform trade
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132 e. Techniques for management an
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134 Equipment Required Four noteboo
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136 total dosage through food, milk
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— 138 Deliverable 2—Full Projec
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140 MinChemobyl in both technical a
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142 3.0 OPERATIONS PROJECT AREAS Op
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144 Following completion of the Rea
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146 soils. Previous studies and inv
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148 tion, and remediation measures
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150 tion of waste, including its qu
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152 turbations is to include as man
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— 154 health consequences between
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158 support any energy option deeme
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" . . require 160 Looking at what w
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162 health of children stirs up ser
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164 from July 6-8. Because the Gove
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166 • Inadequate redundancy and s
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168 meet many of the current safety
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170 clear energy have been able to
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172 in part through the stimulation
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174 cheaper than in Western Europe.
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176 b. Renewable Energy As a start
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178 ^^ Environmental Issues. 11 Oct
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178 '* Environmental Issues. 11 Oct
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180 '" See p. 16. >*« Kevin McCann
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. 'HE LEGACY OF CHORNOBYL 1986 TO 1
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CONTENTS WITNESSES Opening Statemen
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Ukraine and Belarus, which are unde
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tional breaches of the cardiovascul
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Third, we need to identify the most
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8 President Kuchma has confirmed th
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10 Now, if you apply the 30 percent
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12 In another case, however, now he
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16 will do what we can to try to al
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20 in the aspect of mitigating the
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22 we're a part of that organizatio
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It's of. 24 It's just not determina
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26 since about 1991, when President
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28 Mr. Smith. Let me just ask one f
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30 Secondly, we work on mathematica
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32 Commissioii on Security and Coop
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34 Birth rate in Belarus has been d
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36 a) Undoubtedly, we will hardly b
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38 Written Testimony of His Excelle
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40 around it. The Chornobyl Plant i
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42 Switzerland, France and Great Br
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44 Over 100 human irradiation meter
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46 The distribution of the fallout
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48 11 into the system of long-term
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50 13 live or, in the year of the a
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52 15 Chernobyl has given rise to a
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56 19 Chernobyl NPP Disaster". In D
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58 21 the Government of Ukraine and
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60 23 sector. These projects were i
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62 25 one mobile laboratory at leas
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64 27 Ladies and gentlemen, To my d
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66 The shaip increase in thyroid ca
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68 During repeated visits to the ne
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70 risk population - the nuclear cl
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72 programs in the CIS. Given the l
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74 Second, the people got radiation
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76 antiradiation measures, there wa
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78 healthy individuals, those with
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