NAS study on Analysis of Cancer Risks near Nuclear Facilities

NOTE FAQs document available...46 Questions and Answer on a  12 page pdf...
http://nas-sites.org/cancerriskstudy/analysis-of-cancer-risks-in-populations-near-nuclear-facilities-phase-2-pilot-planning/

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The National Academy of Sciences is currently planning the pilot project. Once the planning is
completed in December, 2014, the pilot project will be carried out. (Carrying out the pilot project
is subject to receipt of funding from the U.S.NRC.) Findings from the pilot project will inform
whether a larger study of potentially all nuclear facilities in the United States is technically
possible.

Because of the several phases and steps in the overall effort, for clarity of this Question and
Answer (Q&A) document, the pilot project (involving seven facilities) is referred to as “the pilot”
and the larger study of potentially all nuclear facilities in the U.S. is referred to as “the
nationwide study.” The term “study” is used to refer to the entire National Academy of Sciences
activity requested by the U.S. NRC.