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INFORMATION ME ETIN G ITEM CLEANUP OF BIKINI ATOLL R Note by the Secretary The General Manager has requested that the attached memorandum+of June 3, 1971 from the Director of Operational Safety, with the following fl~ enclosures, be circulated for consideration by the Commission at the ::,:jf scheduled for Friday, June Y 1971: ::;;,.;~.,,:::y;,,,:,, Draft letter from the Director, Operational Safety, to the High Commissioner, Trust Territory of’the “Report of the Radiological Cleanup of Bikini Atoll” “Radiological Resurvey of Animals, Soils and Groundwater at Bikini Atoll, 1.969-1970’~ Secretary of the Commission DISTRIBUTION NO. OF COPIES Execo Asst. to GM Asst. GM for Administration Asst. GM for MA Asst. GM for Operations
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ATOMIC ENERGY CONIMISSION CLEANUP OF BIKINI ATOLL E~ me~io of Februdry 24, 157i;to the Commission through the General Mandger, the report entitled, “Summary Report of the 1969 and 1970 Bikini Surveys,” NVO-97, February 1971, was provided for your inforrrlation. Tni> summary report was to be followed by detailed reports mlert~l Protection Aqency, aod by the Nevada Operations Office. These reccrts are now urovided to the Commission for information prior to tfieir release. They are titled: 1. “2eport of the Radiological C;eanup of Bikini 2. “kidioloigical Resurvey of Animals, Soils and The SWRHL-lilr report concludes that sampling of food items growing on the atoil iri 1969 indicate mean concentrations of 137CS and ‘OSr, whick are t:,~entia;ly in agreeme~it with those obtained in 1967(the 1567data v.+re ,Jsed In determining that the Bikini people could be returned to their homes). Internal dose estimates have been performed by Gustdfson ~~ ut~l izing the 1967 data and would appear to be valid for the 1969 ~~~~ as well. Results of the 1970 survey for plutonium in tne air are ~pp~roximately two orders of magnitude below the FRC’S quide for an infd;~,idual in the population and would not significantly bor~ on Eikirii in ;970 and living tirerc for 70 years would be less 1/ Or. Philip F. ;ustijf~on, wds with tne Division of Biology and % Secretariat Note: Noted at Information Meeting 1111 on March 1, 1971 cluring discussion of SECY-1062
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The NVO-269-8 (Rev.) report concludes that there are no striking differences between average values for edible foods of marine origin, including tne sea birds, compared with values reported in 1967. Tritium levels in groundwater are within the range of values for continental surface water samples. For Dur~oses of comparison, the following estimated exposures,! were presented by G~stafson in his repor; of May 1968, entitled, “Additions to Radiological Report on Bikini Atoll.” In ~dciition to the reports, tnere is attached a draft letter responding to sevcra-: questions posed by the staff of the Trust Territory arid pertaining to their agricultural and home construction programs. ;he two reports have been reviewed by the staff of DMA, OEA, BM, and 0S. Recommendations have been given to the authors for minor chanqes. The consensus is that the two reports should be published and the letter transmitted to the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory. Martin B. Biles, Director Division of Operational Safety 1. Attached draft letter. 2. “ReporL of tie Radiological Animals, Soils & Groundwater at Bikini Atoil, 1969-1970,”