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REMEDIATION AND THE NATIONAL LABORATORIES 



DOE'S national laboratories are conducting pertinent research in Arctic 

 contamination, risk assessment, and remediation technology. These national 

 laboratories have several geologists, glaciologists, hydrologists and other 

 specialists who have direct experience in researching environmental conditions 

 in the Arctic. 



The naticr.al labs have been arialyzing samples from nuclear tests for over 35 

 years. In addition, they have been analyzing environmental samples for over 

 30 years and have the analytical capability to detect extremely low 

 concentrations of radioactive material. For alpha-and beta-emitting material, 

 they are acknowledged to have the lowest detection limits in the world. In 

 addition, researchers have studied the dispersion of fission products from 

 nuclear tests in environments as varied as the Nevada Test Site and the South 

 Pacific. 



A world renowned expert in the study of the fate and transport of radioactive 

 materials in the environment conducts research at a DOE laboratory. He has 

 studied the Chernobyl nuclear accident and the spread of radioactive materials 

 from the accident as well as the health risks associated with the release of 

 those materials. DOE has also developed and used fate and transport models to 

 study the mobility of contaminants in complex environments. 



