OSTI PRINTOUT OF MARSHALL ISLAND DOCUMENTS (All associated documents for this search are: NV0400374 -NV0400377)

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Country of Origin: United States Country of Publication: United Nations (UN) Abstract: These books contain summaries of the national reports ~epared *& for the UN Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, June 1992. Summary reports of the following countries are included: V. (1) Algeria, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Canada, Chad, China, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoiker ‘Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France{ Guinea, Jordan, Maldives~ Malir Mauritania, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nzger, N~gerla, Niue, Paraguay, Romania, Senegal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Tokelau, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine/ United Kingdom~ United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Western Samoa, Yemen Arab Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brazil, Briki-sh Virgin Islands, Bulgarla, Central African Republic, Colombia, Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Germany! Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Japan, Kenya, Republlc of Korea, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lebanon, Lesotho, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Oman, Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, Pacific Islands Developing Countries, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Rwanda, Sau:icArabiar Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Spain, Sudan, Thailand, Tonga, Trm~dad and Tobago, Uruguay, Zimbabwe. Descriptors: ENVIRONMENT; INDUSTRY; INTERNATIONAL COOPE~TION; MEETINGS; Broader Terms: COOPERATION Subject Categories: 290200* -- Energy Planning & Policy -- Economics & 290300 -- Energy Planning & Policy -- Environment, Healthr & Safety INIS Subject Categories: F1500* -- Economic Aspects of Nonnuclear Energy Title : [Travel to United Kingdom and Germany to evaluate ~nd transfer foreign landfill barrier and stabilization technologies both to and from the US Department of Energy complex” sites and to initiate international cooperative waste management and remediation site work between United States private sector and foreig~ corporations] Corporate Source: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States) Sponsoring Organization: DOE USDOE, Washington, DC (United States) Publication Date: 24 Aug 1992 (153 p) Document Type: Report m Availability: OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); GPO Dep. m Country of Origin: United States Country of Publication: United States Abstract: A review of United Kingdom (UK) and German technologies and materials for remediation of radioactive and/or hazardous waste landfill sites was made and documented as a result of a short-term

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treatment of landfills was compiled and recorded on DBASE IV software. Alternative technologies and equipment example engineering sketches were made. These illustrations are categorized relative to in situ treatment by physical, chemical, and thermal processes. Data base and technology engineering sketches have been sent to Integrated ~ demonstration and integrated program coordinators. A short form technical task plan (TTP) was written by the US and UK research engineers proposing a cooperative US private sector, DOE complex~ and UK nuclear industry cooperative technology demonstration. This ‘TTP delineates work to demonstrate contaminated media surface treatment with polymeric and granular materials at atmospheric weapons testing sites in Australia, the Christmas Islands, and the Marshall Islands. Foreign landfill stabilization technologies identified and evaluated for potential application at DOE sites are, for the most part, applicable if site treatment is limited to barrier placement. Further development of in situ treatment technologies that directly access the wasteform or contaminant plumes originating from the wasteform is required. Both UK and German development engineers and scientists are very supportive of cooperative landfill stabilization and general remediation demonstration efforts. Major Descriptors: *~lOACTI~ WASTE DISPOSAL -- SANITARY LANDFILLS; Descriptors : HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LINERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REMEDIAL ACTION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TRAVEL Broader Terms: MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTES Subject Categories: 054000* -- Nuclear Fuels -- Health & Safety 052002 -- Nuclear Fuels -- Waste Disposal & Storage Title: Fall-out of military nuclear explosions: Marshall Islands, Utah and Original Title: Retombees des explosions nucleaires militaires: iles Marshall, etats de l’Utah et du Nevada Title: The radioactive iodine irradiation Original Title: Irradiation par l’iode radioactif Conference ‘“Title: EdF Radiation Protection Meeting on Radioactive Iodine Original Conference Title: Journee organisee par le Comite de . Conference Location: Paris (France) Conference Date: 25 Ott 1991 Publisher: Paris (France) Electricity de France u Publication Date: Feb 1992 p 43-47 ([68] p) Document Type: Analytic of a Book; Conference Literature Country of Origin: France m Country of Publication: France a Abstract: In this article, the author presents 1954 Bikini atoll accident ~ and early and delayed effects on population: non thyroid and thyroid effects (hypothyroidism, nodules) in according to age, radiation doses. In conclusion, the most of late complications are induced by iodine

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RELEASE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IODINE 131; IRRADIATION; NEOP~SMS; NEV~A; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION DOSES; THYROID; UTAH Broader Terms: BETA DECAY FUU3101SOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BODY; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES ; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASES; DOSES; ENDOCRIN DIS=SES E; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; EXPLOSIONS; GLANDS; INTERMEDIATE WSS NUC EI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISLANDS; ISOTOPES; =SWL ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; NORTH Subject Categories: 560161* -- Radionuclide Effects, Kinetics, & 560151 -- Radiation Effects on Animals -- Man INIS Subject Categories: C211O* -- Radioisotope effects, kinetics & toxicology in man C1500 -- Effects of External Radiation on Man Title: Chernobyl radioactivity impacts and remediation of forest ecosystems Corporate Source: Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON (Canada) (Code: 9698005) Document Type: Report Subfile: ERA (Energy Research Abstracts); ETD (Energy Technology Data Country of Origin: Canada Country of Publication: Canada Abstract: This report gives an overview of the results of the Chernobyl nuclear accident, the impacts of strontium, cesiumr and plutonium on forestry ecosystems, the toxicity of the radionuclides, remediation techniques such as upgrading the soils with the addition of potassium and calcium, and other possible measures for remediation, based primarily on the Bikini Atoll model. Descriptors : BIKINI; CALCIUM; CESIUM; FORESTRY; PLUTONIUM; POTASSIUM; REMEDIAL ACTION; SOILS; STRONTIUM; TOXICITY Broader Terms: ACTINIDES; ALKALI METALS; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ELEMENTS; ISLANDS; MARSHALL ISLANDS; METALS; MICRONESIA; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; OCEANIA; POWER PLANTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; TW+NSURANIUM ELEMENTS 570100 -- Health & Safety -- Real Accidents -- (1992-) Title: Bibliography on Chernobyl radioactivity impacts and remediation of Subfile: ERA (Energy Research Abstracts); ETD (Energy Technology Data

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Country of Origin: Canada Country of Publication: Canada Abstract: Bibliography on the Chernobyl nuclear accident radiological sources, distribution of radioactivity, radionuclides in amatic and terrestrial ecosYstems~ impacts/indicators ~ The second section lists references on rekediation technologies at Bikini Atoll Islands. References include books and periodicals from Canada, the United States, and European sources. Descriptors:, ALLOCATIONS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; BIKINI; CANADA; EUROpE; RADIOACTIVITY T~SPORT; F.EMEDIAL ACTION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; USA Broader Terms: DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DOCUMENT TYPES; ECOSYSTEMS; Is-s; MARSHALL ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; OCEANIA; POWER PLANTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS 570100 -- Health & Safety -- Real Accidents -- (1992-) Title: Clean soil at Eniwetok and Johnston Atolls Conference Title: American Nuclear Society (ANS) winter meeting Conference Location: Washington, DC (United States) Conference Date: Source: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society (United States) V 62 Coden: TANSAO ISSN: 0003-018x Document Type: Journal Article; Conference Literature Country of Origin: United States Country of Publication: United States Abstract: The Defense Nuclear Agency has managed two large-scale soil cleanups (landmass decontamination) of plutonium contamination. Both are at Pacific Ocean atolls formerly used for nuclear weapons tests. The Eniwetok Atoll (EA) cleanup between 1977 and 1980 evaluated 390 ha of contaminated land and cleaned 50 ha by removing 80,000 m[sup 3] of contaminated soil. The Johnston Atoll (JA) cleanup is in process. It has checked 270 ha, will clean 15 ha, and plans for removal of 80,000 m[sup 3] of soil. The cleanups are similar in other respects including carbonate-based soil, in situ radiation surveys, contaminaticharacteristics, soil excavation methods, safety, and weather. The two cleanups are in contrast relative to planning time, agencies involved, funding, documentation, environmental considerations, cleanup workforce, site beneficiaries~ waste characterization, regulatory permits, management, and project duration. The most noteworthy differences are the rationale for cleanup, the cleanup process, the definition of cleanf and the cost. Descriptors: ACTIVITY LEVELS; DOCUMENTATION; EXCAVATION; FINANCING; IN-SITU= PROCESSING; METEOROLOGY; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PLANNING; PLUTONIUM; PROGW@l MANAGEMEN~ ; RADIATION MONITORING; REGULATIONS; SAFETY; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; SURVEILLANCE; TESTING; USA; VOLUME o Broader Terms: ACTINIDES; CLEANING; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELEMENTS; m EXPLOSIONS; ISLANDS; MANAGEMENT; MARSHALL ISLANDS; METALS; MICRONESIA; MONITORING; NORTH AMERICA; OCEANIA; PROCESSING; SEAS; SURFACE WATERS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; WEAPONS Subject Categories: 054000* -- Nuclear Fuels -- Health & Safety 053000 -- Nuclear Fuels -- Environmental Asnects

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INIS Subject Categories: E2300* -- Reactor Fuels C5222 -- Environmental aspects of radioactive releases from fission fuel cycle facilities -- (1992-) Title: Fallout: The experiences of a medical team in the care of a Marshallese population accidently exposed to fallout radiation Corporate Source: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States) Sponsoring Organization: DOE USDOE, Washington, DC (United States) Publication Date: Sep 1992 (72 p) Document Type: Report Availability: OSTI; NTIS; INIS; GPO Dep. Subfile: ERA (Energy Research Abstracts); ETD (Energy Technology Data Country of Origin: United States Country of Publication: United States Abstract: This report presents an historical account of the experiences of the Brookhaven Medical Team in the examination and treatment of the Marshallese people following their accidental exposure to radioactive fallout in 1954. This is the first time that a population has been heavily exposed to radioactive fallout, and even though this was a tragic mishap, the medical findings have provided valuable information for other accidents involving fallout such as the recent reactor accident at Chernobyl. Noteworthy has been the unexpected importance of radioactive iodine in the fallout in producing thyroid abnormalities. EXAMINATIONS -- HISTORICAL ASPECTS Descriptors: FALLOUT; HUMAN POPULATIONS Broader Terms: ACCIDENTS; ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; OCEANIA; POPULATIONS Subject Categories: 560161* -- Radionuclide Effects, Kinetics, & 450000 -- Military Technologyr Weaponry, & National Defense INIS Subject Categories: C211O* -- Radioisotope effects, kinetics & toxicology in man Title: Onset conditions for equatorial spread F Menlo Park, CA (United States)) Publication Date: 1 Sep 1992 p 13865-13876 a Document Type: Journal Article P-1 Subfile: ETD (Energy Technology Data Exchange); INS (US Atomindex input) . Country of Origin: United States Country of Publication: United States Abstract: The problem of day-to-day variability in the occurrence of equatorial spread F (ESF) is addressed using multidiagnostic

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derived from a two-night case study of ESF onset conditions observed at Kwajalein Atoll (Marshall Islands) using the ALTAIR incoherent scatter radar and all-sky optical imaging techniques. The major difference between nights when ESF instabilities did not occur (August 14, 1988) and did occur (August 15, 1988) in the Kwajalein sector was Tat the northern meridional gradient of 6300-[angstrom] airglow was reduced on the night of limited ESF activity. Modeling results suggest that this unusual airglow pattern is due to equatorward neutral winds. Previous researchers have shown that transequatorial thermospheric winds can exert a control over ESF seasonal and longitudinal occurrence patterns by inhibiting Rayleigh-Taylor instability growth rates. They present evidence to suggest that this picture can be extended to far shorter time scales, namely, that ‘surges’ in transequatoral winds acting over characteristic times of a few hours to a day can result in a stabilizing influence upon irregularity growth rates. The seemingly capricious nature of ESF onset may thus be controlled in part~ by the inherent variability of low-latitude thermospheric winds. Descriptors: AIRGLOW; INSTABILITY GROWTH RATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ~=; Broader Terms: EARTH ATMOSPHERE; F FU3GION; INSTABILITY; IONOSPHERE; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PLANETARY IONOSPHERES; RANGE FINDERS; V~IATIONS Subject Categories: 661320* -- Auroral, Ionospheric, & Magnetospheric INIS Subject Categories: B3330* -- Auroral, ionospheric, & magnetospheric Title: Late medical consequences of exposure to radioactive fallout Rongelap and Utirik 35 years after ‘BRAVO’ States) . Dept. of Medical) Conference Title: 3. international conference on low-level measurements of actinides and long-lived radionuclides in biological and environmental Conference Location: Bombay (India) Conference Date: 29 Jan - 2 Feb 1990 Source: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry (Switzerland) v Publication Date: Jan 1992 p 269-290 Document Type: Journal Article; Conference Literature; Numerical Data Language: In English Subfile: ETD (Energy Technology Data Exchange) . INIS (non-US Atomindex Country of Origin: United States Country of Publication: Hungary Abstract: Data collected by the Brookhaven Medical Program on the late medical consequences of the exposure to radioactive fallout originated from the detonation of a thermonuclear device on Bikini atoll in Marshall Islands are discussed. (author) 23 refs.; 6 figs.; 9 tabs. Major Descriptors: *BRAVO EVENT -- DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS Descriptors: AGE GROUPS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FALLOUT; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN Lfi POPULATIONS ; MARSFULLL ISLANDS; MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS; NEOPLASMS; 2 RADIATION DOSES; SYMPTOMS; THYROIDITIS; TIME DEPENDENCE s Broader Terms: BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CASTLE m PROJECT ; DATA; DISEASES; DOSES; ENDOCRINE DISEASES; EXPLOSIONS; a INFORMATION; ISLANDS; MEDICINE; MICRONESIA; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; a NUMERICAL DATA; OCEANIA; POPULATIONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; SUFJ?ACE m Subject Categories: 560151* -- Radiation Effects on Animals -- Man 560160 -- Radionuclide Effects, Kinetics, & Toxicology INIS Subject Categories: C1500* -- Effects of External Radiation on Man C21OO -- Tissue Distribution. Metabolism. Toxicoloav & Removal of

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Title: Compensation for the victims of the Marshall Islands nucl ~r testing programme: the Marshall Islands Nuclear Claims Tribunal Title: Nuclear Inter Jura ’91: nuclear law and nuclear energy for the Corporate Source: International Nuclear Law Association, Harwell (United Kingdom),. British Administrative Committee (Code: 9051134) Conference Title: Nuclear Inter Jura ’91: biennial conference of the International Nuclear Law Association (INLA) - nuclear law and the challenge of the future Conference Location: Bath (United Kingdom) Conference Date: 22-26 Sep Publisher: Harwell (United Kingdom) International Nuclear Law Association Document Type: Analytic of a Book; Conference Literature Language: In English Availability: Available from H.M. Stationery Office, (sent to DOE from)) Country of Origin: United Kingdom Country of Publication: United Kingdom Abstract: The Marshall Islands Nuclear Claims Tribunal was established in 1988 pursuant to legislation enacted by the Republic of the Marshall Islands as part of its obligations under the Compact of Free Association between it and the United States (ratified 1986) and an associated Compact implementation agreement. The Tribunal is generally considered to be the last hope for compensation for a large number of Marshallese who claim to have suffered injury or damage as a result of the United States Nuclear Testing.Programme in the Marshall Islands, 1946 - 1958. Under the Compact, the United States admitted liability for injuries and damages suffered by Marshallese as a result of the Testing Programme and made provision for the payment of compensation. In return, the Republic agreed to espouse, on behalf of it and its citizens, all current and future claims for compensation against the United States. The Tribunal has been given a most challenging and unique assignment: - to identify and compensate the victims of the Testing Programmer with a potentially limited sum of money, an indefinite number of victims, and with cultural, environmental and political circumstances which are not altogether conducive t@ Western concepts associated with compensating people for damages and personal injuries suffered as a result of a wrongful act. The paper will describe the Tribunal’s role in compensating the victims of the Testing Programme. It will highlight a number of legal, social and cultural difficulties in establishing and operating a scheme to compensate people for damages and injuries suffered or commenced up to forty years Descriptors : LEGISLATION; LOCAL FALLOUT; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; NUCLEAR m INSURANCE; NUCLEAR LIABILITY; NUCLEAR WEXONS; USA a Broader Terms: BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; DEVELOPED ~ COUNTRIES; EXPLOSIONS; F=LOUT; INSURANCE; ISLANDS; LIABILITIES; MICRONESIA; NORTH AMERICA; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; OCEANIA; …