Public Health Research
CDC’s radiation-related research (current and former) includes the following projects:  

>>Feasibility Study of Weapons Test Fallout
CDC and the National Cancer Institute have conducted a Feasibility Study of the Health Consequences to the American Population From Nuclear Weapons Tests Conducted by the United States and Other Nations.

>>Fernald Feed Processing Center
CDC conducted the Fernald Dosimetry Reconstruction Project providing the first comprehensive assessment of level of radiation exposure in the community surrounding the former Feed Material Production Center during the years of plant operations, 1951 through 1988. Fernald Risk Assessment Project provided citizens with an understandable, yet scientifically sound, assessment of the potential risk of lung cancer mortality associated with the past releases of radon and radon decay products from the site.

>>Hanford Nuclear Weapons Facility
The Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction (HEDR) project was the largest and most comprehensive study conducted to estimate radiation doses received by people living near a former nuclear weapons development facility.  The Hanford Thyroid Disease Study is the first comprehensive study of thyroid disease in a community near a Department of Energy facility.

>>Idaho National Engineering & Environmental Laboratory
CDC has been conducting research at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory to identify the release of chemicals and radioactive materials since the site opened and determine the potential health effects of these releases on the community.

>>Los Alamos National Laboratory
In response to requests from members of the public and the Department of Energy, CDC is conducting an Historical Documents Retrieval and Assessment project at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in northern New Mexico.

>>Savannah River Site
CDC is conducting research at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina to identify and quantify the radioactive materials and chemicals that were released during the site's Cold War operating years, and then estimate the residents' level of exposure to these releases and the doses that they received.

>>Citizens’ Advisory Committees
The Citizens' Advisory Committees provide input to many of the above research projects.  

**DOE/CDC/ATSDR Research Agenda
The Department of Energy (DOE), the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) have developed a plan entitled Agenda for HHS Public Health Activities (for Fiscal Years 2003 - 2008) at U.S. Department of Energy Sites. The plan specifically includes proposed research and public health activities related to DOE sites.