Enclosure No. 1

Follow-upprogram of surveillance and study of the radiation environment
at Bikini (Ref: DOS staff proposal of December 1970)
Among the objectivea of the program, the following are of immediate concern:

(2)

Determination of shielding provided by housing under construction.

(2)

Determination of base-line body burdens of certain radionuclides when
people first return.

(3)

Determination of actual diet and radionuclide content of same.
(This diet is likely to require a supplement for calcium, which should

‘be provided to minimize exposure to Strontium-90.)

(4)

Determination of levels of key radionuclides in food crops grown in
the atoll.

(5)

Determination of daily activities by age and sex.

(6)

Air sampling under occupancy conditions.

(7)

Sampling of water supplies (wells and cisterns).

(8)

Determination of body burdens of key radionuclides as residents come
into equilibrium with their diet.

There are also requirements with longer range objectives which ate also
important:
(1)

Study of movement of radionuclides through soils.

(2)

Monitoring of radiation levels on other island in the atoll presently

(3)

Study of radionuclide content of coconuts from trees now heing planted
and of pandanus yet to be planted.

(4)

Study of radionuclide content of products obtained from coconuts, the
use of these products outside the atoll, and pathways to man for
radionuclides in these products.

off limits.

DOE ARCHIVES

(5)

Monitoring of radionuclide content of salt water and sediment in Bikini

Lagoon,

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