Additional Sources
of Information
Hanford Community
Health Project (HCHP)
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. For more information about
HCHP, contact
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
The National Cancer
Institute (NCI) has developed new educational materials that will
help people understand their potential thyroid cancer risk from
iodine 131 (I-131) radiation fallout from nuclear testing in the
1950s and early 1960s. Materials include brochures, a thyroid screening
decision aid, public service announcements, and a new interactive
Web site that incorporates a dose calculator for assessing individual
exposure.
The NCI I-131 Web site,
which includes fact sheets, PowerPoint presentations, a dose calculator,
and many additional resources, is available at URL: http://www.cancer.gov/i131. You may also call NCI's
Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237) to
receive free copies of print publications.
Other Sources
More information on the adverse effects of I-131 and the treatment
and management of persons exposed to it can be obtained from ATSDR,
your state and local health departments, and university medical
centers. For clinical consultation and assistance, physicians and
other health care providers are urged to contact the following:
Radiation Emergency
Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS)
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
P.O. Box 117
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-0117
Telephone: 865-576-3131 (day); after hours and on weekends, call
DOE/OROC at 865-481-1000 and ask for the REAC/TS staff person on
call.
Web site: www.orau.gov/reacts
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC)
Telephone: 301-816-5100
Web site: www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/regulatory/allegations/safety-concern.html
Chemical Transportation
Emergency Center (CHEMTREC)
Telephone: 1-800-424-9300 (24-hour hotline)
Web site: www.chemtrec.org
(provides a reference to available resources).
U.S. Department of Energy
(DOE)
Telephone: 1-800-dial-DOE (1-800-342-5363)
Web site: www.energy.gov
DOE regional coordinating
offices should be notified for radiologic assistance. At the request
of a patient or the attending physician, a DOE radiologic assistance
team physician can give advice about hospitalization and further
definitive treatment. The physician can also make available special
DOE medical facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of radiation
injury. DOE's geographic areas of responsibility are listed below.
The resources of 13 federal agencies are available through DOE.
Department of Energy
Regional Offices
Region 1 (Connecticut,
Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont)
Brookhaven Area Office; Upton, Long Island, New York, NY 11973
Telephone: 516-345-2200.
Region 2 (Arkansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Puerto Rico, Tennessee,
Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia)
Oak Ridge Operations Office; P.O. Box E; Oak Ridge, TN 37831
Telephone: 865-525-7885.
Region 3 (Alabama, Canal
Zone, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina)
Savannah River Operations Office; P.O. Box A; Aiken, SC 29802
Telephone: 803-824-6331, extension 3333.
Region 4 (Arizona, Kansas,
New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas)
Albuquerque Operations Office; P.O. Box 5400; Albuquerque, NM 87115
Telephone: 505-844-4667.
Region 5 (Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,
South Dakota, and Wisconsin)
Chicago Operations Office; 9800 S Cass Avenue; Argonne, IL 60439
Telephone: 312-972-5731 or 312-972-4800.
Region 6 (Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming)
Idaho Operations Office; P.O. Box 2108; Idaho Falls, ID 83401
Telephone: 208-526 1515.
Region 7 (California,
Hawaii, and Nevada)
San Francisco Operations Office; 333 Broadway; Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: 510-273-4237.
Region 8 (Alaska, Oregon,
and Washington)
Richland Operations Office; P.O. Box 550; Richland, WA 99352
Telephone: 509-842-7381.
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