402168 REPOSITORY- COLLECTION BOX No. MARSHALL ISLAND BRIEFING AUGUST 3, 1977 FOLOER Conclusions, Recommendations, Accountabilities Attendees AnDarnarEoO == Gu Liverman Burr Edington . Weyzen Deal Ray Cowser BEST COPYAVAILABLE Bikini Atol] Conclusions: 1. Calculated annual dose rates on Bikini may result in 30 year 2. Calculations are based on extrapolation of transfer coefficients and not field measurements. accumulative exposures in excess of 5 rem, Annual whole body measurements of natives do not indicate a hazardous situation. -~ 1 . oo . Presence oT 37o6 in coconuts is a problem of economics as well as a potential source of human exposure to ionizing radiation. 5, ir ~ . Onty DOI is invotved in r -2ttlement question and not DOD. Recommendations: 1. Conduct an aerial radiatics Survey of Bikini Atoll. Continue field studies of radionuclide uptake tin native crops. Cad IT. Fish Watters McCammon Continue to snip in food staples.