1. ADVISORY BOARD ON RADIATION AND WORKER HEALTH

2. HISTORY u FORMED IN 2001 u PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS u BALANCE OF SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, AND WORKER PERSPECTIVES u CURRENTLY 14 MEMBERS u 110 MEETINGS SINCE 2001

3. RESPONSIBILITIES u REVIEW DOSE RECONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS u REVIEW “SCIENTIFIC VALIDITY AND QUALITY” OF DOSE RECONSTRUCTIONS u ADVISE ON SPECIAL EXPOSURE COHORT DESIGNATIONS u REVIEW OTHER ISSUES WHEN REQUESTED

4. BOARD PROCESS u WORK GROUP/SUBCOMMITTEES u CONFLICT OF INTEREST u TRANSPARENCY – ALL MEETINGS INCLUDE CONFERENCE CALLS, PUBLIC COMMENT, AND FULL TRANSCRIPTS. u MOST REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE MEETINGS u SECURITY ISSUES

5. WHAT DO WE DO u DOSE RECONSTRUCTION REVIEWS – 1% SAMPLE u REVIEW TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS THAT PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR DOSE RECONSTRUCITONS u REVIEW SPECIAL EXPOSURE COHORT EVALUATIONS

6. OTHER ISSUES u FINDING DOCUMENTATION u BOTH TOO LITTLE AND TOO MUCH INFORMATION u ENSURING CONSISTENCY