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THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY Chai rman , Subconmi ttee on Energy Committee on Energy a n d Commerce This isin response to a letter from Chairnan Ottinger dated October 23, 1984, requesting further documentation concerning radiation experiments performed on human subjects. ihe enclosed package of material suppl ies t h e requested documentation. ' first enclosure answers the specific questions in the letter and ihcludes some documentation that is not among the iz ct sheets. fact sheets with their correspondi ng documentation , grouped by the topics indicated on the summary fact sheets. sheet-s are classified and have not been included. Copies of these classified reports could be secured and made available for review by This i s followed by Four reports referenced in the fact . the Subcommittee members and appropriately cleared staff. The infornation on the names a n d other personal information on the prisoners , (SFS2.001 and 2.002) has been requested from the investigators,but has not yet been received. nay be exempt from public disclosure pursuant t o Exemptions 5 and 6 o f the Freedom o f Information Act, 5 U.S.C. s!j 5 5 2 ( b ) ( 5 ) a n d (6.). Exemption 5 protects memoranda or letters that contain advice, opinions, o r recommendat ions which are pre-decisional anda part of the decision-making process of the agency. Exemption 6 protects information i n personnel, medical, and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion o f persona? privacy. In fact, two, of the individuals signed forms 2.002) with the understanding that they would not be-- personally identified. We seek your guidance o n how best t o respect their decisi-on i n responding t o The information contained in the material t o be supplied -- consenting t o publication of results of the research project (SFS2.001 and Itis the Departnent's policy, t o the maximum extent possible, t o provide information t o the pub1 ic on the Departnent's atonic weapons activities.
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1 he Department has established the Coordination and Information Center (CIC) a t the Nevada Operations OfficP. To d a t e over 70,000 documents have been obtained and placed onan electronic data base known a s the RECON system. Many concerned citizens and attorneys have utilized this service.. Access t o this system i s available t o the Subcommittee. cc: Ranking Hi nori t y Member Subcornmi tte eon Energy Conservaii on Committee o n Enersy and Commerce