legislation: 105-hr-2479

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105-hr-2479 105 hr 2479 To authorize a study by the National Academy of Sciences on the migration of plutonium underground at the Nevada Test Site. Environmental Protection 1997-09-16 1997-10-27 Executive Comment Requested from DOE. House Rep. Ensign, John [R-NV-1] NV R E000194 1 Instructs the Secretary of Energy to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to the Congress on: (1) the extent and manner of plutonium migration from each test location at the Nevada Test Site; (2) the extent of its expected future migration; and (3) the potential for current and future human exposure and possible health risks to communities. Urges that such study consider: (1) all future potential routes of exposure, such as use of contaminated groundwater as drinking water; and (2) potential future trends in population growth over the next 1,000 years in the Nevada Test Site vicinity. 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z  

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