In 1987, the U S. Department of Energy (DOE) directed the Pacific Northwest Laboratory, which is operated by Battelle Memorial Institute, to conduct the Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction (HEDR) Project. The DOE directive to beg_,n project work followed a recommendation by the Hanford Health Effects Review 0-IHER) Panel in 1986. The HHER Panel was formed to consider the potential health implications of past Hanford-Site releases of radioactive materials. Members of a Technical Steering Panel (TSP) were selected to direct the HEDR Project work. The TSP consists of experts in the various technical fields relevant to HEDR Project work and representatives from the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho; Native American Tribes; and the public. The technical members on the panel were selected by the vice presidents for research at major universities in Washington and Oregon. The state representatives were selected by the respective state governments. The Native American tribes and public representatives were selected by the other panel members. A December 1990 Memorandum of Understanding between the Secretaries of the DOE and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) transferred responsibility for managing the DOE's dose reconstruction and exposure assessment studies to the DHHS. This transfer resulted in the current contract between Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories (BNW) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an agency of the DHHS, to continue the project.
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