9. The mechanism by means of which we can fund Dr. Fabrikant (LBL) per the court agreement with the Bikini peoples is not clear. Will this be a separately negotiated contract, oy will it be funded as a project through LBL? Estimated cost... .. .. + . unknown and to be negotiated, but perhaps in the $100 range —_ |} 10. The future of MPRL cannot be deferred much longer. $200K/year probably is not adequate to cover basic maintenance; better e eStimates have been requested. Estimated cost . .. 1. 6 6 es 6 ee ew te oe te ew we ew we Spain ww tw ew $20BKS ® It is anticipated that additional detection and counting equipment may be required. This is not yet clear, but if so, the estimated costs might be about $50K. Utah 1. The Dose Assessment Advisory Group repeatedly returned to and emphasized the need for independent verification of the modeling efforts at NV. EML and the Utah dosimetry efforts are two such approaches. A third is available to us as a result of aerial surveys coordinated by the National Uranium Resources Evaluation program. Cs-137 levels were recorded along with U, Ra, etc. by Bendix under contract to the Grand Junction office. NVOO and EML feel that a feasibility study would be worth funding and NVOO is considering $20K toward that effort. I wold be more comfortable if the aerial studies (including aerial] analysis for "hot spots") were conducted independent of but in coordination with the AV office, similar to the soil sampling studies at EML. Perhaps this could be managed by EML and funded either through EML or Headquarters. Regardless, any proposal should be reviewed by FML. Estimated cost .......... . . « $20K for feasibility; $20-40K for implementation