Hanford Health Effects Review Panel recommends two studies: 1) to estimate radiation doses received by area residents (which became known as the Hanford Environmental Dose Reconstruction Project (HEDR)), 2) to examine the feasibility of studying the potential health effects of iodine-131 among exposed populations (which led to the HTDS).

CDC forms second independent panel (Hanford Historical Documents Review Committee) to continue analysis of DOE documents.