DRAFT 75 16 Jan - 8 Feb 85 ADMINISTRATION Rep. Sidney Yates, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Interior and the BARC to Related Agencies, asks DOE Secretary Hodel on 16 January to a The DOE, DOI, carry out the full scope of its activities as directed by Congress. E personnel in DOJ, and OMSNattorneys take the position that involvement by the activities of the BARC might be used later against the govern nt if the lawsuit filed by the Bikiniansis litigated.“ In response to Yates, DOE Secretary Hodel a on February to the importance of a cooperative effort between the DOE and the BAR€. Because heis moving to a new agency, he will bring this matter to the attentionJof the new DOE secretary.“*" Feb 85 RADIATION ADMINISTRATION CONTRACTOR The PASO Mission Number 3, FY 1985, is conducted on of the LLNL’s terrestrial investigations to measure and analyze radionuclides in the environment to help formulate dose assessments.’ 12 Feb 85 ADMINISTRATION Ray notifies Dr. W. L. Robison of LLNL, "DOEparty chief," that the DOE has accepted the recommendation of the chairman of the Micronesia Igteragency Group and has suspended its direct involvement with BARC until the Bikinilitigation has been resolved.“ Mar 85 ADMINISTRATION CONTRACTOR MEDICAL RADIATION The BNL issues Thyroid Absorbed Dose for People _at Ron Sifo.on March 1, 1954. This report concludes that the overall t estimate was in agreement with results published on the Japafese exposed at Nagasaki and Hiroshima. BNL scientists also "postulate that thd major route for intake of fallout was by direct ingestion of food prepared and consumed outdoors.“ 1 Mar 85 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTOR MEDICAL The PASO issues the Operations Plan, Mission Number March 1985 trip to Ebeye, Majuro, Utirik, and Rongelap as pa surveillance by BNL of persons exposed to fallout in 1954. The monitoring of a control group of unexposed persons and provisions health care program.“* FY 1985, for a of the medical lan includes the for an expanded