rh, . C&S Gx ted consulted by the governmental planners and meets these require: vents exceptionally well. Short of involving so many advisors and planners that Gaecesions and action are unduly iinpeded, it is essential that those representing all the relevant disciplines work together as a group with the Enewetak Flianning Council and the governmental decision-makers. To some extent this is what has been done during Rianning to date, but for the remainder of the program, the relevant disciplines should be identified as such, appropriate representatives engaged and organized into a more or less formal advisory council. 32. Radiological Ccnsiderations 3.1. The Radiological Survev The survey of radiological conditions at Enewetak Atoll in 1972 under the auspices of the Atomic Energy Commission is, we believe exceptionally good as far as it goes, but we have been advised by capable experts in the field that more work remains to be done and that the qualifications of the four-member Task Group which supervised the conduct of the survey, the assessment of its data and developed final recommendations are open to questicn. It is also apparent that as detailed and elaborate as that survey was, follow-up gathering of data and careful assessment of that data is absolutely essential, particularly with respect to the risk to health from all low-level, long-life radionuclides and' especially the danger posed by those alpha-emitting radionuclides known as hot particles, such as Plutonium-239 and Americium-241l. We do not wish to detract from the qualifications of the