ML20135B199
| ML20135B199 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/13/1989 |
| From: | Beckjord E NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES) |
| To: | Thompson H NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
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| Download: ML20135B199 (1) | |
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!*EMORANDUM FOR: Hugh L. Thompson, Jr., Deputy Executive Director for Nuclear Materials Safety, Safeguards, and Operations Support FROM: Eric S. Beckjord, Director .
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
SUBJECT:
STATUS IN PROCESSING DIFFERING PROFESSIONAL OPINION (DPO) ON STOCKPILING POTASSIUM IODIDE In response to your memo of October 11, 1989 to me on the above subject, I have reviewed the status of this DP0 review. There have been delays primarily due to the need to obtain and evaluate additional information on the dose level needed to ablate the thyroid gland, the cost of thyroid nodule treatment, and the incidence of thyroid cancer after exposure to Iodine-131.
Our desire to evaluate this information thoroughly in order to permit a resolution of the DP0 at the lowest possible level has contributed to this delay.
We understand that Harold Denton has provided Mr. Crane with some information on the iodine release resulting from the Chernobyl accident. We would like to review this information for its relevance on this topic. !
We plan to meet one more time with Mr. Crane to review this latest information and project completion of this DP0 by the end of November, 1989.
bM Eric S. Beckjord, Director l Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research cc: J. Taylor i
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