10/5/706 (Item 406 from file: 01128100 EDB-83-028105 Author(s): Kohn, H.I.; Dreyer, 103) N.A. Title: Radiation-induced risk of resettling Bikini November 7, 1981-May 28, 1982 Corporate Source: Epidemiology Resources, Publication Date: 1982 p 56 Report Number(s): DOE/EP/12040-T1 Order Number: DE82015865 Contract Number (DOE): Inc., atoll. Final report, Chestnut Hill, MA (USA) AC01-82EP12040 Note: Portions of document are illegible Document Type: Report Language: English Journal Announcement: ERA8301 Availability: NTIS, PC AQ4/MF AOl. Subfile: input). ERA (Energy Research Abstracts); Country of Origin: United States Country of Publication: United States Abstract: The Department of Energy (DOE) NTS (NTIS); INS (US Atomindex has concluded that the Bikini atoll is unsafe for resettlement. In response to the Bikinians’ request for an independent review, we have examined the following DOE findings: (a) radionuclide contamination of Eneu and Bikini Islands, (b) radiation dosage to those who might resettle the islands, and (c) risks to the health of such settlers. We are in practical agreement with the DOE estimates. Resettlement of either island in 1983 would lead to a range of annual or 30-year cumulative doses that exceed the Federal Radiation Council (FRC) guides for the general population, but not those for occupation exposure. By 2013 resettlement of Eneu probably would be permissible. The principal source of radiation dose is local food, especially coconut, owing to contamination of the soil by cesium-137. A precise estimate of dose is impossible. The availability of imported foods would lessen local food consumption, but not sufficiently to meet the FRC guides for the general population. The 30-year cumulative index dose is 61 (25-122) rem for Bikini, and about 8 (3-16) rem for Eneu.; Major Descriptors: *BIKINI -- CONTAMINATION; *BIKINI -- RADIATION HAZARDS; *HUMAN POPULATIONS -- RADIATION DOSES Descriptors: CESIUM 137; DIET; DOSE COMMITMENTS; FOOD CHAINS; RISK ASSESSMENT Broader Terms: ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; CESIUM ISOTOPES; DOSES; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; ISLANDS; ISOTOPES; MARSHALL ISLANDS; MICRONESIA; NUCLEI; OCEANIA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; POPULATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES Subject Categories: 560151* -- Radiation Effects on Animals -- Man 510302 -- Environment, Terrestrial -- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport -- Terrestrial Ecosystems & Food Chains -- (-1987) INIS Subject Categories: C15* -- Effects of External Radiation of Man C22 -- Radionuclide Ecology 10/5/707 01127290 Author(s): (Item 407 from file: 103) ERA-08-010657; EDB-83-027295 Ryan, M.T.; Case, G.N.; McDowell, W.J.; Henley, L.C. Title: Preliminary comparison of two techniques for bioassay of urine for Source: Oak Ridge National Lab., Publication Date: Dec 1982 p13 Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-8531 Order Number: DE83004233 Contract Number (DOE): Document Type: Report Language: English Journal Announcement: TN (USA) W-7405-ENG-26 NTS8301 Availability: NTIS, PC A02/MF AQl. Subfile: NTS (NTIS); ERA (Energy Research Abstracts). Country of Origin: United States 9003901 plutonium Corporate