ML17208A958
| ML17208A958 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/04/2017 |
| From: | NRC/EDO |
| To: | |
| John Jolicoeur, 301.417.1642 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17194A747 | List: |
| References | |
| 100563, CORR-17-0063, GAO-17-546, LTR-17-0271 | |
| Download: ML17208A958 (1) | |
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Enclosure U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Comments on GAO-17-546, Low-Dose Radiation:
Interagency Collaboration on Research Planning Could Improve Information on Health Effects, Draft Report The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) comment on the draft report, for GAO consideration, is as follows:
Comment:
Page 24, NRC section, Line 5-7: NRC also funded an epidemiological study analyzing cancer risks in populations living near U.S. nuclear facilities, but it did not complete the study because of budget constraints, according to NRC officials.
Change to:
NRC also funded an epidemiological study analyzing cancer risks in populations living near U.S.
nuclear facilities, but it did not continue the study. According to NRC officials, the study was canceled because of the limited usefulness of the pilot study results to draw conclusions about the risk associated with the pilot plants (or just as importantly, single facilities), the long duration and high cost of the pilot study, and the long duration and expected cost of the subsequent full-scale study.
Reason:
Accuracy and Completeness