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work together responds to a variety of recommendations made by the Congress and 

 the White House over the last several years, in fact, there is legislation currently 

 pending in Congress, S. 2566, which encourages laboratory/university/industry 

 partnerships for addressing technological challenges such as Arctic contamination. 



in summary the existing teaming arrangement between the University of Alaska, the 

 Russian Institute of Nuclear Safety and Battelle and our commitment to utilize the best 

 of national and international capabilities will result in the successful execution of this 

 program. 



