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extensive and that through iiem, we have come to understand that 

 direct scientist to scientist, nstitute to Institute collaboration must 

 serve as the basis for the fui ding support decisions that are made in 

 Mosicow and Washington. V/e applaud you efforts In Congress, Mr. 

 Chairman, to move this majter expeditiously in the appropriations 

 T>roctss. 



I 



In qlosing, I submit that th]e success of any framework for action 



relations that have the following 

 chajracterlstics: First, a vdsted and direct interest; second, an 

 institutional commitment; sind, third, linkages that can transcend 

 nal and international h oundaries. The principal organizations 

 represented by my colleagues, from which you will now hear, 

 manifest all of these chazacteristics as well as a large base of 

 al and scientific expiertlse. I represent the commitment of 



access of pursuing these questions, and 

 accept additional collaborative expertise 



te 



the^e organizations to the s 

 we are prepared to seek and 

 as appropriate. 



represented 



Mr. Chairman, The 

 Academy of Science, 

 Pac fie Northwest Laborator 

 Shlpp, and the University o: 

 Ale:[ander and Lee Gorsuch, 

 the! r energies and expertise 



Thank you. 



Institute of Nuclear Safety of the Russian 



by Professor Leonid Bolshov, the 



es - Battelle, represented by Mr. William 



' Alaska, represented by Professors Vera 



stand ready, willing, and able to direa 



to this important problem. 



