Appendix II 

Agency Specific Information

transparency of warhead dismantlement, and construction of facilities to

store components and materials from dismantled nuclear weapons.

Support for Project

This project provided logistic support and salaries for scientists involved

Sapphire

in the movement of highly enriched uranium from Kazakhstan to the

United States; relocation of repackaging equipment; on site support of the

repackaging team; and conveying the material by safe, secure transport in

the United States.

Support for Science and

DOE

 provides technical staff members to work at ISTC in Moscow and

Technology Centers

assist in the establishment of STCU.

U.S./FSU Joint

DOE

 works with Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus to address civilian nuclear

Coordinating Committee

reactor safety issues. Recent work emphasizes health impacts, including

for Civilian Nuclear

thyroid disease in children and leukemia in cleanup workers.

Reactor Safety

U.S./Russian Joint

DOE

 supports a bilateral agreement calling for support and facilitation of

Coordinating Committee

cooperative research on (1) health and environmental effects of nuclear

for Radiation Effects

contamination in Russia and (2) long term effects of low level chronic

Research

exposure to radiation.

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