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potential hazards to the human populations, 2) clarifying which 

 populations are at risk, 3) the generation of epidemiological 

 baselines using common methodologies, 4) the generation of 

 preventive strategies and 5) the development of long term 

 surveillance of the human populations. 



Both the Academy of Medical Science and the Ministry of Health 

 have asked for our help in health research related to radioactive 

 pollution, as they do not have the resources to do the subject 

 justice. We in Alaska are eager to help, provided we have the 

 necessary resources. My counterpart in Siberia is Academician 

 Valery Trufakin, President of the Siberian branch of the Russian 

 Academy of Medical Science and Vice President of the National 

 Academy. He has under his wing some 30 institutes, similar to 

 our NIH, spread out from the Urals to the Bering Sea. He will 

 provide a short synopsis of the situation as he sees it. After 

 that we will gladly answer any questions you may have. Thank you 

 Mr. Chairman. 



