Weapons testing study should be made public, says ANA

Washington (Platts)--12Jan2006

A study on health consequences in the U.S. from nuclear weapons testing
conducted here and abroad should be made public, the Alliance for Nuclear
Accountability (ANA) said. The ANA--an umbrella group of local, state, and
national groups concerned with nuclear weapons policy--filed a Freedom of
Information Act request today with the Department of Health & Human Services
(HHS). A draft of the study was circulated in 2002; however, HHS refused to
issue a final version or make policy recommendations based on its findings
until the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) reviewed its technical aspects,
ANA said. It said NAS completed its review in 2003 but that HHS has not
responded to the group's request that it be released. "The report contains
data that will help millions of Americans and their elected representatives
better understand the potential impacts of fallout on the health of their
families," said ANA Director Susan Gordon.

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