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[Ruth Weiner <rfweine@sandia.gov>]

     Re the Rocketdyne study:
     
     I spoke at length with a member of the review and oversight team (whom 
     I have known for a long time) and he alerted me to the observation 
     that the workers in question had a good deal of chemical exposure, 
     particularly to hydrazine (which is used in making rocket fuel), and 
     that the occupational protocols, especially pre-OSHA, were pretty 
     primitive.  I expect Morgenstern will publish the report in some 
     refereed journal, but it would be nice to get a pre-publication copy.  
     I believe judgment should be suspended until the full study is out.  I 
     am disturbed that the executive summary should have been issued to the 
     usual "radiation fears" fanfare.
     
     Ruth Weiner
     Sandia National Labs
     rfweine@sandia.gov
     All opnions expressed herein are my own and not those of any 
     organization.