DRAFT 39 Late 1972 MEDICAL RADIATION According to urine bioassays from people coming to and Boing from Bikini Island, cesium’ concentration shows an increase by a factor of four over 1970 results and strontium” levels increase by a factor of two. The T.T. begins a program of sending monthly shipments offfood to Bikini.”” A Rongelap male dies of carcinoma of the stomach. This fnay be related to radiation exposure, according to BNL. A physician from BNL is stationed in the Marshall Islands as a resident physician. His responsibilities include monitoring the thyroid trdatment program; visiting Rongelap. Utirik, and Bikini Atolls every three to four monfhs; and assisting the T.T. medical services with the care of Rongelap and Utirik patiengs at Ebeye and Majuro.”"’ 1973 at the hospitals ADMINISTRATION CONTRACTOR RADIATION A Radiological Assessment Review Group (RARG), organize by the director, DBER, reviews the adequacy and sufficiency of the Enewetak radiolbgical survey data in order to oversee evaluations of the survey. Members are not directly involved in the actual survey. These members are N. F. Barr, DBER, Chaif; T. F. McCraw, AEC/DOS; B. Shleien, PHS; C. L Weaver, EPA; R B. Leachnfan, DOD; P. F. Gustafson, ANL; C. R. Richmond, LASL; and A. H. Seymoilfr, University of Washington.*” Urine bioassays from people coming and going from Bkini Island show cesium’”’ in urine higher than in 1970 by a factor of about ten afd an increase in strontium™ by a factor of four. This information is provided asftestimony during House Appropriations Committee hearings in spring 1978. It is thken from a BNL report 50424, September 1975,”° 14 Feb 73 RADIATION Field operations of the Enewetak radiological survey are cofmpleted.”™ 21 Mar - 12 Apr 73 CONTRACTOR MEDICAL Conard of BNL and his team conduct the annual medical survey. No new cases of leukemia or blood disorders are discovered. New thyroid [abnormalities are detected, including three which might be related to the 1954 fallolit and three that are probably unrelated. The th roid nodules in all but one case ar¢ scheduled to be removed surgically in Cleveland within several weeks.” 11 Apr 73 LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY Micronesian P.L. 5-52 provides for certain care and benefitg to the people of Rongelap and Utirik Atolls exposed to the 1 March 1954 H-bomlj test fallout; "for care and benefits to certain other people from Rongelap and Utigik, and for other purposes.” The high commissioner of the T.T. is directed to “stek an executive agreement With the Atomic Energy Commission whereby expensesipcurred under the provisions of this act will be defrayed ... by the Atomic Energy Commission." In