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Dear Bill:
The April 1976 Radiological Survey at Bikini was a qualified success,
The following trip report describes the achievements of this survey, and
identifies some of the difficulties encountered by our team on this
expedition.
The survey team assembled in Honolulu during the week of March 29,
and proceeded to Kwajalein via MAC on Friday, April 2. Our gear, which
had been shipped in advance, had arrived in good condition, Ted Murawski
had arranged for Lt. Col. Joseph Hayden of KMR to accompany us, and
Col. Hayden's assistance proved quite valuable in light of the time
constraints which developed later. The entire party proceeded to Eneu
Island via C-54 charter on Sunday, April 4, The pilot flew around Bikini
Atoll, making several passes over Nam Island for aerial phototraphs.
However, the Polaroid photographs were of little value because of the
poor camera angle.
At Eneu we crossed paths with Dr. Conard's entourage
which returned to Kwajalein that same day.
Eneu Island
All work described in the protocol was accomplished by early after-
noon on April 4.
The Liktanur then transported our party to Bikini
Island, arriving about 1700 hr.
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Catchment water and sediment samples, along with "house dust" samples,
were collected on April 5,
These samples should prove valuable in
shedding some light on the source(s) of plutonium intake by the resident
Bikini population. There is considerable concern at present over the
positive plutonium findings by USERDA, HASL in a pooled urine sample
collected at Bikini in September 1975 by the BNL Medical Team.
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