Ms. Claudia Nichols 1338A Wili Wili Circle ASO LS Wahiawa, Hawaii 96786 Dear Ms. Nichols: The information you requested in your letter of 21 January 1980 is provided below: Medical Records - The individual medical record should contain DD Form 1141 or an equivalent record which shows information on radiation dose received as a result of radiation exposures during duty related assignments. For personnel assigned to Enewetak, dosimeter and bioassay values for the period May 1977 thru October 1979 have been reportdéd to the individual's new duty station for inclusion in the medical record. Values for subsequent periods will be reported when received from the laboratory. Pe a a If the appropriate form is not in the individual nedical record, the individual should contact the Commander, Field Command, Defense Nuclear Agency (FCZ), Kirtland AFB, New Mexico 87115 where centralized permanent records for doses received during the Enewetak operations are maintained, In the case of Air Force personnel, a centralized repository of these type records is also maintained by the Occupational and Environmental Health Laboratory. Whole Body Count - If an individual considers the need for a whole bedy count essential, that individual should contact his local medical facility, Generally, the equipment to perform a whole body count is centralized at one of the larger Service medical facilities, hence the local medical facility could make arrangements for the individual to have a whole body count. However, it should be noted that the equipment used for this purpose will only measure internal gamma radiation. DRAFT LGEC 1/31/80 Consequently, BEST COPY AVAILABLE