DRAFT v suffering from conditions, including thyroid cancer, resulting from| exposure to the Castle Bravo fallout. The U.S. government also has continued radiqfogical surveys of the Marshalls and has mounted cleanup activities to make cogtaminated areas Since 1947 the AEC, ERDA, and the DOE have been responsible for numerous safety and health activities related to the Marshall tslands affected nuclear testing. In 1990 DOE Secretary James D. Watkins designated the DOE Office of Health as the unit responsible for the DOE share of Marshall Islands programp. To assist it in carrying out these duties, the Office of Health subsequently r@quested History Associates to prepare a chronology on activities connected with [the nuclear test activities in the Marshall Islands.