~ Kili - Marshall Islands Meeting SEPTEMBER 4, Participants: 1975 AT KILI Same as Sept. 3 Meeting. 8:00 A.M. meeting with only the men present. Invocation was asked. Introduction from Distad DeBrum: Our ship must leave at 10:00. We must catch an airplane from Majuro to Kwajalein so we may go to Bikini and speak with those people. I hope we have a productive meeting today. Ask all your questions. Mr. Roger Ray will make a summary of our findings and then we will have more questions. Ray: There. are three kinds of questions: the Distad will answer; 2) 1) Economics and food sources which Legal questions which we won't try to answer; and 3) scientific and technical questions which we will advise on. To review our findings: 1) Houses on Bikini are safe to live in and those who live there are safe. Anyone who joins them are safe for the total activity of their lifestyle. 2) Food cannot be grown on Bikini till we study and know more about the cycle of readionuclides. The normal diet can't be grown for some years. 3) Groundwater from wells can be used for washing and irrigation but drinking water must come from catchments. The conditions I just described are the conditions of the people now living on Bikini. Dr. Conard has examined them and found no radiation. There is no danger to them at all. 4) Enyu has no restrictions. All food grown on Enyu is safe to eat. All fishes and marine food is safe. Groundwater is probably safe but we haven't analyzed the samples yet. We therefore suggest the same restrictions as Bikini groundwater for the groundwater on Enyu: Use only for washing and agriculture. We will continue research and monitoring of peoples of both islands to insure their safety. - We will report these same findings to the people at Bikini just as soon as we get there. DeBrum: . Compare the radiation standards used at Enewetak and Bikini. Ray: Some results will be ready by the end of the year. from both islands for many years. We will monitor water Allen: About International Standards - - - are there any other more conservative standards used in other states in America? Ray: I am not aware of any state that uses different standards other than the federal standards. Overriding these standards is our practice of lowest practicable exposures to radiation. It's for this reason that (standards) are satisfied by living on Enyu. We suggest changes in housing as practical means of lowering the radiation exposures even further. -17-