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Appendix A Statement of Task
Pages 9-10

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... Obtain nuclear facility airborne and waterborne effluent release and meteorology data and digitize these data into a form that is usable for dose estimation.
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... 10 APPENDIX A At the conclusion of the Pilot Execution step, the National Research Council will prepare a consensus report with findings regarding the scientific feasibility of carrying out an assessment of cancer risks at additional USNRClicensed facilities. The report will also include, if feasible, an analysis of cancer risks in the populations near the seven pilot facilities.
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Key Terms

  • pilot execution
  • cancer incidence
  • effluent release
  • facility airborne
  • pediatric cancers

  • computer model
  • state requirements
  • individual organs
  • nuclear facility
  • obtain estimates

  • absorbed doses
  • link birth
  • epidemiologic study
  • waterborne effluent
  • pilot planning

  • five activities
  • obtain cancer
  • meteorological data
  • ecologic study
  • organs resulting

  • identify state
  • cancer types
  • obtain nuclear
  • data sharing
  • birth registration

  • mortality data
  • facilities using
  • multiple cancer
  • activities described
  • identify eligible


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