Order number page 16 940330-160606-96 -001-001 set 11 with 111 of 111 items Program (MIRSP) began in 1987 with funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The objectives @f the MIRSP are to determine the radionuclides present in the bodies of those people potentially exposed to residual radionuclide from weapon tests and fallout, and to assess their present and lifetime dose from external and internal sources. Field bioassay missions involving whole-body counting (WBC) and urine sample collection have, therefore, been important components of the program. WBC is used to measure {gamma}-emitters, such as {sup 40}K, {sup 60}Co and {sup 137}Cs, present in individuals. Urine samples are used to measure {alpha} and {beta}-emitting nuclides, such as MARSHALL ISLANDS/;HUMAN POPULATIONS/radiation doses ; CESIUM 137/radiation detection ;PLUTONIUM 239/radiation KEYWORDS detection ;WHOLE-BODY COUNTING; COBALT STRONTIUM 90; RADIOACTIVITY; URINE EDB Item {sup 239}Pu and {sup 90}Sr, that are undetectable by WBC routine methods. 6 refs. 22 PRIMARY REPORT NUMBER TITLE ENGLISH BNL--45868 LIMITATION CODE ABSTRACT UNL 60;POTASSIUM 40; Radiological dose assessments in the northern Marshall Islands (1989-~-1991) PERSONAL AUTHOR/AFFIL Sun, L.C.; Meinhold, C.B.; Moorthy, A.R.; Clinton, J.H.; Kaplan, E. CORPORATE TEXT Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States) PUB. DATE (YYMMDD) 920000 The present Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Marshall Islands Radiological Safety Program (MIRSP) began in 1987 with funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE). The objectives of the MIRSP are to determine the radionuclides present in the bodies of those people potentially exposed to residual radionuclide from weapon tests and fallout, and to assess their present and lifetime dose from external and internal sources. Field bioassay missions involving whole body counting (WBC) and urine sample collection have, therefore, been important components of the program. WBC is used to measure {gamma}-emitters, such as {sup 40}K, {sup 60}Co and {sup 137}Cs, present in individuals. Urine samples are used to measure {alpha} and {beta}-emitting nuclides, such as {sup 239}Pu and {sup 90}Sr, KEYWORDS methods. that are undetectable by WBC routine MARSHALL ISLANDS/radiation monitoring ;HUMAN POPULATIONS/radiation doses ;RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; CESIUM 137; COBALT 9003450 60;POTASSIUM 40;