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a level where there is enough public awareness that the public sim- 

 ply demands that action be taken. And I think we're off to that 

 first or second step now. But we can't wait too long and I certainly 

 agree with your recommendations. I want to thank you. And we're 

 going to call the last panel now. 



Tins panel is unique. I would call them up: Dr. Luis Proenza, 

 Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, the University 

 of Alaska; Dr. William Shipp, the Reactor Technology Center, 

 Batelle Memorial Institute; Academician Leonid Bolshov, Director 

 of the Institute of Nuclear Safety and the Russian Academy of 

 Science; Dr. Vera Alexander, Director of the Institute of Marine 

 Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Dr. Lee Gorsuch, Director 

 of the Institute for Economic and Social Research of the University 

 of Alaska Campus in Anchorage. And this group has volimteered 

 to come together to conclude the hearing with an identification of 

 a concept for action, which oftentimes, as I indicated in my opening 

 remarks, does not occur in a hearing of this nature. We usually 

 generate facts and evidence and testimony but seldom are a group 

 of this capability and caliber willing to voluntarily present a con- 

 cept for action. A concept for action speaks for itself. Obviously, 

 those of you who have been monitoring this process all day are 

 going to evaluate and see whether you agree or disagree. We won't 

 have a showing of hands but I'm sure you will, in the course of an 

 opportunity, develop a dialogue, give the group some idea of wheth- 

 er you agree with their recommendations or not. 



One other significant notion is that they have agreed to limit 

 their comments to five minutes, and this is a unanimous agree- 

 ment, I'm told, by David Garman and John Moseman, and we're 

 going to hold you to that. So, we're going to let you determine who 

 will start out first. So with that, anyone who wants to jump the 

 microphone first could proceed. 



[The prepared statement of Dr. Proenza follows:] 



