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THE HtJM2.W RAOIATXON SXPERIMENTS INFORMATXON CENTER The Department establ,ished the Human Redietion Experiments Xnformation Center (HREIC)to coordinate the redeipt of and response to public inquires regarding t h e involvement of DOE and ' its predecessor agencies. Inquiriels are first reviewed to determine t h e applicability to radiation experiments and the responsible Federal agency. A second review is used to analyze t h e facts about potential subjects of DOE-relsted radiation experiments. ThLB process USBI caseworker team8 with expertise in medicine, haalth physics, environmental science, history, an8 records management to develop findings. Both steps use rigorous quality assurance procedures t o ensure accuracy. 0 To Bete, over 5,000 letters and 23,000 help line calls have The HREIC has administiative and technical s t a f € to log, process, analyze, end respond to individual inquiries. 0All correspondents have received an interim written response from the Depaxcment. Caseworkers u6e many infomation source8 to research inquiries.. The HREIC database, w i t h dethils from 811 correspondents and help line callers, ie used to find f a c t s about specific persons, pl8ce8, and events. U.S. Department of Energy Contact: Mary Ann Freemen
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b Computer acoes6 to the experiment-releted doduments and indexes mbintained by t h e Coordination and Information Center (CXC) in tas ~ e g a s ,Nevada, is available. Caseworkers also use hirrtorical "maps" of bepertmental organizations, a8 well tm guides to pertinent reoords collections and other eowbe8. Other tools inalude bibliographies and other speclalized research aids prepared by the Department for thi8 effort. HREIC was established soon after the Secretary's December 1993 press confarenoa to handle telephone and written inquiries about human radiation experiments. e DOE is serving as central'clearinghouse for Federal and transferred to Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Department af Health and Humen Expetiment-related inquiries have been logged 0 HREIC activities and tools are closely linked to Depertmental efforts t o locate historical records, develop institutional maps, and identify experlments. 0 HREIC is an element of,the Office of kuman Radietion Research headed by MS. Ellyn Weies. human radiation experlments will receive &?peciflC information relating to their concerns. . Facts relating to specific experiments as well QS the institutional context in which they occurred will be mads available to the public (personal privacy information will 0 Through Xts operations, the HREIC will promote both openness WO ARE THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS?: 0 Subjects of Human Radiation Experimentation and their families. The products will provide critical facts about
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Government Of fi oi als. The HREIC will help provide information needed to Betermine whether human radiation experimentation was conducted in accordance with applicable regulations and guidelines. The Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments. work will provide the Committee with information they need to carry out their mandate from the President.