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other countries, such as government or contractor reports. EPA sent 42 

 such documents to the IMO and the IAEA on September 2, 1983. 



LDC Scientific Review 



The Contracting Parties at LDC 7 adopted a resolution outlining a 

 two step approach to the two-year scientific review. The first step 

 was for the IMO and IAEA to request information from Contracting 

 Parties, Member States, and Relevant organizations and then to convene 

 a meeting of international organizations to assemble this information 

 for review by an expert group. The second step was for this meeting of 

 experts to review the scientific technical considerations relevant to 

 proposals to amend the Annexes to the Convention related to the dumping 

 of radioactive wastes. 



The IAEA convened the meeting of six international organizations 

 on September 19-23, 1983. This meeting assembled the submitted 

 references into four categories: 



I) Basic data on radiation effects and risks, basic radiation 



protection philosophy, international criteria, and guidelines for 

 meeting these criteria, 



