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,