Dr. Joseph Maher December 16, 1976 Page 2 s 1. Californians continue to build homes on seismic faults or live in areas highly prone to floods and mudslides; 2. Residents in western Washington and central Colorado rebuilt their homes in flood plains; 3. Coal miners continue to work in mines that have a history of collapsing; and 4. Kansans, Oklahomans, and Texans rebuild farms, homes in areas frequently hit by tornados. and Floods, tornados, earthquakes and mine cave~ins are visible and real hazards. People can see the effects almost immediately after they occur. Radioactive contamination produces slow changes in metabolism, cell growth and respiratory areas of humans. There are exceptions to the nature of the effects, of course. Nevertheless, the Marshall Islanders, like many underdeveloped societies, need to experience and visualize a risk before norms and mores can be built into their culture. That hasn't happened and until effective proce- dures are developed to realistically communicate the risks, I anticipate communication and educational problems to persist. In itself, communicating technology to an underdeveloped cultural group is a complicated and delicate process; perhaps more thought and planning should be devoted to communicating the nature of energy-related technologies to groups of this kind. to this immediate problem, to mind as follows: In addition an assortment of related issues comes 1. Potential conflicts and adjustment problems of inhabi- 2. Consequence 3. Agency commitment to monitor and assess rehabilitation. tants generated by the rehabilitation process; of possible radioactive contamination; and Thirty years ago, certain Marshall Islanders were relocated to other atolls and islands to make room for federal government testing of nuclear munitions. Most of the Enewetakese were relocated to Kili, located approximately 650 miles southeast of Enewetak. Kili is an island without beaches or reefs where the local economy is based on limited agriculture. Hence, fishing skills of the Enewetakese were not necessary. As a result most Enewetakese have all but lost these skills because of generation gaps and disuse. Moreover, many relocated Enewetakese have intermarried with Kilians and other island