DRAFT
Apr 76
50
CONTRACTOR
RADIATION
; The BNL conducts a survey of external radiation levels on Nam tsland, Bikini
Atoll?”
Sep 76
CONTRACTOR
RADIATION
The University of Washington and BNL measure external rédiation levels and
collect environmental samples of five atolls. *"'
16 Sep 76
AGREEMENT
LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY
The United States and the T.T. sign agreements granting uge and occupancy
rights to Enewetak to the T.T. but allowing the U.S. to retain residunl rights to permit
cleanup of the atoll. Under these rights ERDA will conduct a variefy
of research and
monitoring operations as part of its long-term responsibility for long-term radiological
surveillance of Enewetak.*”
The T.T. government and representatives of the Eneweta people sign an
agreementthat states that the $20 million appropriated for cleanup
Enewetak Atoll
in P.L. 94-367, the DOD Military Construction Appropriations
constitute the total commitment of the Government of the Uni
cleanup of Enewetak Atoll.?”
17 Sep 76
CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP
:
Fred M. Zeder, DOI, director of territorial affairs, requ
ct, 1977, "shail
States for the
that Congress
expedite action on funding for rehabilitation and resettlement of Enqwetak so that the
DOI/T.T. rehabilitation project will be able to share some of the logistic and support
operations from DOD cleanup operations.*™
8 Dec 76
CONTRACTOR
PLUTONIUM
RADIATION
The Transuranium Technical Group (TTG) reviews data showing urine
plutonium levels of Bikini residents as 10 times greater than plutorfium levels in the
urine of residents in the continental U.S. The TTG questions the validity of the data
because samples were not collected in a way that avoids possible Kontamination of
urine by plutonium soil in the air or on the body and clothing of thelperson providing
the sample. The pooling of urine samples also prevents identificgtion of sampling
discrepancies. The TIG recommends an effort to obtain urine
samples from
representative Bikini residents in a controlled environment but agvises that these
activities mignt cause psychological and sociological stresses to the]Bikini people "of
more critical concern than the potential hazard from radiation.”
Pacific Northwest Laboratories (PNL), is chair of the TTG.*
J. Bair, Battelle,