tape involved by that date, all of them were able to arrive on schedule.
At 15:00 hours on September 9, 1972 (local time)
the Brookhaven team,
the Committee members and staff, and the Committee's consultants departed
Ebeye aboard the M/V Militobi,
Captain Willie M.
Poznanski, Master.
The
ship arrived at Rongelap at 07:00 hours (local time) on September 10, 1972.
Dr. Conard was a Navy Captain (now Commander) at the time he participated
in the first survey in 1954.
surveys.
Since 1957 he has headed the annual medical
On this particular trip his colleagues included:
of Brookhaven,
Dr.
Larsen,
pediatrician from M.D.
Austin Lowery,
U.S.A.
a thyroid specialist,
Anderson Hospital,
(ret.).
Dr.
Dr. Knud Knudsen
Wataru W.
University of Texas,
Providing technical assistance
Sutow,
a
and Dr.
to the BNL
team were Doug Clareus, William A. Scott, and Mike Makar of Brookhaven.
From the Trust Territory were Dr.
Ezra Riklon, Dr.
Jetton Anjain,
Dental
Officer, Kimura Riklon, Dental Aide, Assistant Medical Repair Specialist
Kosang Mizutoni,
and Joe Saul,
Laboratory Technicians Sebio Shoniber and Nelson Zetika,
Health Aide.
By previous arrangement with Dr.
ate,
slept,
Conard,
the Committee's medical team
and worked with the other members of the crew in their quarters
and facilities on Rongelap.
They consist of a trailer which is a combination
mess hall and X-ray room, an A-frame sleeping quarters, a building which houses
a jeep,
trailer and small bulldozer,
large trailer used for examinations,
along with a 40 kw generator,
and another
and a small trailer in which blood samples
are taken and prepared.
The Committee,
in order not
to interfere with the normal routine of
the
team, ate and slept aboard the Militobi and only made trips to the island in
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