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... 6.7 ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH STAKEHOLDERS The low-dose radiation program will interest diverse audiences and stakeholder groups including federal agencies with radiation protection or radiation research responsibilities and policy makers, the radiation research and other scientific communities both within the United States and internationally, members of impacted communities and advocacy groups, and members of the general public. The technical knowledge of low-dose and
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... An invited speaker noted that low-dose radiation is not judged in the abstract but in the contexts where people encounter it. Each encounter shapes public beliefs and attitudes toward low-dose radiation research and the people and institutions responsible for it.
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... Testimonies from community speakers included stories of personal and community member diseases considered attributable to radiation and expression of strong emotions -- including frustration, feelings of betrayal, and distrust toward DOE -- originating from DOE's and predecessor agencies' handling of releases from the nuclear weapons program. The committee heard repeatedly from the speakers about the conflict of interest that DOE has to both regulate radiation protection and lead research on radiation health effects.
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... • Low-dose radiation research needs to be driven and overseen by the community. • An external panel with independent experts and community member participa tion is needed to provide advice or oversight to low-dose radiation research.
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