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Film Badge Dosimetry in Atmospheric Nuclear Tests (1989)

Chapter: Appendix A: Organizational Abbreviations

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Organizational Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1989. Film Badge Dosimetry in Atmospheric Nuclear Tests. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1404.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Organizational Abbreviations." National Research Council. 1989. Film Badge Dosimetry in Atmospheric Nuclear Tests. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1404.
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APPENDIX A Organizational Abbreviations AEC Atomic Energy Commission (now DOE) AFSWP Armed Forces Special Weapons Project ANSI American National Standards Institute ASA American Standards Association BCT Battalion Combat Team DNA Defense Nuclear Agency DOE Department of Energy DOD Department of Defense DRP Dosimetry Research Project EPG Enewetak Proving Grounds GAO General Accounting Office IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency ICRP International Commission on Radiological Protection ICRU International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements LASL Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory NAS National Academy of Sciences NBS National Bureau of Standards (now NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology) NCRP National Commission on Radiation Protection and Measurements NM Nevada Proving Ground NRC National Research Council NTPR Nuclear Test Personnel Review 201

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During the 18-year program of atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons (1945-1962), some of the 225,000 participants were exposed to radiation. Many of these participants have been experiencing sicknesses that may be test-related. Currently, test participants who had served in military units have pending over 6,000 claims for compensation at the Department of Veterans Affairs. This study presents improved methods for calculating the radiation doses to which these individuals were exposed, and are intended to be useful in the adjudication of their claims.

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