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Site-specific Resources

Hanford Nuclear Reservation Site
Savannah River Site
Oak Ridge Reservation Site
Nevada Test Site


Hanford Nuclear Reservation Site, Washington

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Site Description II

Resources

Thyroid Evaluation of Patients Who are Concerned About Hanford Iodine-131 Releases: A Guide for Physicians

Hanford Community Health Project
HCHP is an education and outreach program for persons exposed as young children to past releases (between the years 1945 and 1951) of I-131 from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. HCHP is sponsored by ATSDR and makes a variety of health information material related to I-131 exposure available to citizens.

Hanford Health Effects Subcommittee

Hanford Health Information Network

Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction Project

Hanford Thyroid Disease Study (HTDS)

Hanford Educational Materials

Physician Fact Sheet: Request for Medical Evaluation for Past Exposure To I-131

Savannah River Site, South Carolina

Site Description I

Site Description II

Site Description III

Resources

Savannah River Site Health Effects Subcommittee

Savannah River Site Dose Reconstruction Project

Oak Ridge Reservation Site, Tennessee

Site Description I

Site Description II

Resources

Oak Ridge Reservation Educational Resource Guide, 2003 (Oak Ridge Site Specific Advisory Board)

Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee (ORRHES)

Land Clean Up and Wastes (US EPA)

Nevada Test Site, Nevada

Site Description I

Site Description II

Resources

Get the Facts About Exposure to I-131 Radiation. This general information brochure provides information about the Nevada test site and identifies individuals at particular risk. (provided by National Cancer Institute)

Making Choices: Screening for Thyroid Disease. This workbook is for individuals concerned about their exposure to I-131 from fallout. (provided by National Cancer Institute)

Individual Dose Calculator (provided by National Cancer Institute)

What You Need to Know About Thyroid Cancer. This booklet discusses symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and emotional issues, and questions for discussion with physicians and patients. It includes a glossary of terms and other resources. (provided by National Cancer Institute)

Radioactive Iodine (I-131) and Thyroid Cancer. This flip chart, designed for use in small groups of up to ten people, addresses concerns specific to Native Americans. (provided by National Cancer Institute)

Exposure of the American People to Iodine-131 from Nevada Nuclear-Bomb Tests: Review of the National Cancer Institute Report and Public Health Implications (provided by the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council)

 
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