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Conclusions, Recommendations, Accountabilities BEST COPY AVALABLE Calculated annual dose rates on Bikini may result in 30year accumulative exposures in excess of 5 rem. Calculations are based on extrapolation of transfer coefficients and not field measurements. Annual whole body measurements of natives do not indicate a Preseoce 07 ’37Cs in coconuts is a problem of economics as well as a potential source of human exposure to ionizing radiation. Only DOI is involved in r ~ttlement question and not DOD. 1. Conduct arl aerial radiation survey of Bikini Atoll. 2. Continue field studies of raclionuclide uptake in native crops. 3. Continue to ship in food staples.
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4. Conduct a socioeconomic impact study to include considerations of relocation ~f natives and a?ternate handling and use of 5. Leave people on Bikini Island for an additional year, if necessary, during which time a reassessment i~ill he made on the potential radiological and social impacts of alternatives in settlement and relocation (e.g. to Enui). 6. Discuss situation with EPA. 1. OES will take the lead in cooperation with LER in preparing a letter for J. L. Liverman’s signature to DOI by Ausust 15 which will discuss the above conclusions and recorrsnendat~onsand their 2. T. McCraw, OES, in cooperation with B. Wachholz, EOEP, will contact EPA (Rowe) and arrange a briefing. III. Enewetak Cleanup Funds in AES are inadequate to fulfill obligations. Soil cleanup criteria are questioned by IWO and by some of the scientists in attendance at a Marshall Island workshop Proposed disposal scheme for contaminated soil and miscellaneous debris is questioned as in 2 above. Management of AES programs in the Marshall Islands should be reflect the present arrangements for radia~icn moriitoring. ERDAis expected to certify the adequacy of cleanup.
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1. Request additional support from OMB for cleanup activities. 2. Review criteria for soil cleanup and plans for soil debr~s disposal to include the radiological consequences of the i 3. Develop an acceptable management plan for AES activities in the Marshall Islands. 4. Revise the MOU between ERDA and DNA to reflect actual conditions of cleanup operations. (’ 1. Deal will prepare a letter for the Administrator’s signature advising DOD that additional funds will be necessary for AES/ERDA continued support of cleanup operations. 2. Deal will prepare a letter by August 12 to be sent to DOD explaining AES proposed activities related to Enewetak cleanup. Formal transmittal will be preceded by discussions with DOD. 3. Burr and Deal will arrange for review by a team of experts cjf cleanup criteria and proposed disposal practice, to include a briefing of the team by Corps of Engineer staff knowledgeable of the disposal operations. This Committee will be convened by August 10 with Bruce Wachholz and Tom l!cCraw, acting as the staff of the Committee. Letters will be prepared for transmittal to each team member to confirw their chartev. 4. Deal will develop a recommended plan for managementofAES activities in the Marshall Islands by August 15. 5. Cowser will provide a revision to the existing MOU with DF!P.