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for the Northeast Atlantic dumpsite that will allow the radiation 
exposure to man to be predicted with a greater degree of relia- 
bility and accuracy," i.e., "to enable the development of more 
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realistic models." 
While that principle is sound, and while the U.S. can bene- 
fit from experience gained under the framework of such a program, 
its structure and implementation serve as a good example 
of the limited benefits that can come from reliance on "inter- 
national" activities. As designed, the program underemphasizes 
the importance of obtaining direct knowledge concerning present 
conditions at the current Northeast Atlantic dumpsite (such as 
data on sediments, biota, residence times and up-welling charac-— 
teristics) and does not give sufficient priority to those 
Bee eles that will contribute useful information for purposes 
SE ane next scheduled Northeast Atlantic site review set for 1984. 
Annex III of the LDC expresses a concern for the possible effects 
on amenities, on marine life, and on the sea, yet the program 
concludes that "there does not seem to be specific need at this 
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time for routine measurements at the dump site." In relatio=s 
to the next site review schedule for 1984, only nine of the 
thirty-seven proposed research/monitoring activities that are 
listed aS an attachment to the program are expected to produce 
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results useful to that review. _ 
90/ NEA Surveillance Program, supra note 71, at 5. 
ONy iG. at 9. But see statement of Robert Dyer at the Symposium 
On the Ocean Alternative, supra note 78, at 43, where he noted that 
"the predictive capability for determining the effects is directly 
related to the technical adequacy for any model which is, in turn, 
related to the adequacy of the oceanographic information base." 
(emphasis added). : 
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