ML20235N178

FOIA Request for Easter Sunday Dosimetry Rept, Ref in Ha Falk 790426 Memo

ML20235N178
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Site:	Crane
Issue date:	01/26/1989
From:	Aamodt M AAMODTS
To:	NRC
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FOIA-89-49 NUDOCS 8903010081
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'i Box 652 Lake Placid, NY 12946 EREEDOM OF INFORMATION January 26, 1989 ACT REQUEST U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission hMg7.-

Washington, D.C.

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Dear Sirs / Madams:

This is a request under the Freddom of Information Act for the NRC's " Easter Sunday dosimetry report" referenced in an April 26, 1979 Memorandum of Henry A. Falk, M.D.,

HEW, CDC, attached, at p.2.

Thank you kindly.

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EMOMNDUM PUBLIC llEAl.TH SERVICE C4NTER FoR DisF.ASE CONT AoL To The Record DATE: April 26, 1979

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SUBJECT:

A Conference Call on April 23, 1979 with Dr. Upton's subcommittee concerning Three Mile Island Glyn Caldwell, Gary Stein, and Mark Nelson and I participated in a conference i

call with Drs. Upton, Schneiderian, Beebe, and Lowe of NCI; John V111forth of Bureau of Radiologic Health, Food and Drug Administration; Hal Peterson and Coller of NRC; Tony Robbins of NIOSH; and Bill E11ett of EPA.

There were two main points of view expressed: a) that it was pointless to carry out scientific studies and that the public schould just be reassured that no adverse effects would be seen, and b) that scme basic studies would have to' be done to justify such reassurance to the population surrounding Three Mile Island.

Dr. Beebe suggested conducting a quick tensus which would be available for long-te'm followup, although he was certain that no long-term cancer risks r

existed. Bill E11ett suggested perhaps a registry of pregnant women as a compromise, while at the same time not getting involved in any long-term cancer radiation studies. John V111forth read a pseudo-memo from the j

Sacretary of Health in Pennsylvania listing a wide range of potential studies; this was perceived by all of the participants as more than the situation required. Tony Robbins stressed that the situation is not yet over in terms of the workers and their potential continuing exposure to radiation during the decontamination process.

Tony also raised questions about what portion of the expenses could be borne by the utility rather than by the state and federal government.

Go11er pointed out the need to separate the occupational and the environmental exposures in terms of dif ferent responses. Pe terson of NRC suggested that rather than zeroing in on the small number of workers j

at Three Mile Island, it might be perhaps be more feasible to set out a long-range study of all nuclear utility workers. Gil Beebe raised the issue of genetic counseling and whether everything has been done to reassure the population. A number of people discussed the psychologic impact questionnaire.

Dr. Schneiderian summarized the situation for doing studies and the need for them. His viewpoint was that a census should be taken with,any long-term followup to be conducted by utilizing available data resources.

This would obviate the need for setting up a bureaucratic apparatus for conducting long-term studies.

He also pointed out some of the short-term studies which could be conducted in coordination with taking a census such as quantifying the number of suicides, pregnancy outcomes, psychological disturbances, etc.

These as much as possible could also be done through existing data resources.

I pointed out that the kinds of things we are considering fit rather closely with Dr. Schneide rman 's thinking.

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4 Page 2 - The Record draft protocol to his subcommittee Dr. Upton asked if we at CDC could provide aHe stressed that we'shou be undertaken, the total cost, for evaluation and comment.

d very importantly the rationale or as the timetable in which studies need to He also asked for NRC and/or EPA to provide a the specific features of the study, an I told Dr. Upton that we purpose for such studies. summary of 'the Easter Sunday dosimetry t'

were preparing the protocol for the Secreta k

to provide him with a copy early next wee.

spoke to Gary Stein and Subsequent to the conference call Dr. Schneiderian a) an that'we need to consider:

d to be done and what will be lost myself and reiterated twe basic points _

ifies of a protocol, what estimate of how quickly tuese studies neeby delayin He said that m had expressed concern about they would be largely etc.

call a number of the participants in the roolong-term it would cost, h

d elsewhere, and 'that such political rather than scientific, the factbe involved wh h as possible; he would i

studies might unnecessarily frighten peop c.Iccal pe' l to work on such a project. col cr soo consider county, city, or village personneFinally, he a

nat Dr. Upton will to Elliott Stonchill, who is Executive meeting of the Uptog sub-He noted NIH, Room 10-A-52, Bethesda, Maryland 20505 h

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committee is held then Dr..Schn'eiderman wou Q

Henry A. Falk, M.D.

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erDr. Heath Dr. Nelson Dr. Stein Dr. Caldwell.

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