Upper-Bound Radiation Dose Assessment for Military Personnel at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, between 1962 and 1979

U.S. veterans who were assigned at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from 1962 to 1979, have expressed concern that their health may have been affected by radiological releases from an onsite nuclear power plant. This report presents the results of the Department of Defense's radiation dose assessme...

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Main Authors: Dunavant, Jason D, Chehata, Mondher, Morris, William J, Fairchild, Gregory R, Blake, Paul K
Other Authors: DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY FORT BELVOIR VA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Radiobiology
*RADIATION DOSAGE
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
EXPOSURE(PHYSIOLOGY)
MONITORING
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SAFETY
STANDARDS
VETERANS(MILITARY PERSONNEL)
WATER
DECOMMISSIONING
DOSE RECONSTRUCTION
MCMURDO STATION
NP-3A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
NUCLEAR TEST PERSONNEL REVIEW
RADIATION DOSE ASSESSMENT
RADIOGENIC DISEASE CLAIM PROCESS
Antarctic
McMurdo Station
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA587359
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA587359
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Summary:U.S. veterans who were assigned at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from 1962 to 1979, have expressed concern that their health may have been affected by radiological releases from an onsite nuclear power plant. This report presents the results of the Department of Defense's radiation dose assessment for McMurdo Station veterans who were not monitored for occupational radiation exposure. This assessment determined that the radiation doses were low and the associated probability that disease could have arisen from these doses is also low. Finally, recommendations are provided for McMurdo Station veterans, their dependents, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Naval Dosimetry Center regarding the VA radiogenic disease claims process. The original document contains color images. Prepared in collaboration with the McMurdo Station Radiation Dose Assessment Integrated Project Team and the Naval Dosimetry Center, Bethesda, MD. Prepared in cooperation with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), McLean, VA. Sponsored in part by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Safety.

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