DRAFT 16 Jan - 8 Feb 85 ADMINISTRATION 75 ; Rep. Sidney Yates, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Interior and - Related Agencies, asks DOE Secretary Hodel on 16 January to allow the BARC to carry out the full scope of its activities as directed by Congress. The DOE, DOI, DOJ, and OMSNattorneys take the position that involvement by DOE personnel in the activities of the BARC might be used later against the governmentif the lawsuit filed by the Bikiniansis litigated.“ In response to Yates, DOE Secretary Hodel agrees on 8 February to the importance of a cooperative effort between the DOE and the BARC. Because heis moving to a new agency, he will bring this matter to the attention of the new DOE secretary.“*' Feb 85 RADIATION ADMINISTRATION CONTRACTOR The PASO Mission Number 3, FY 1985, is conducted on Bikini Atoll as part 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, "DOE party chief,” that the DOE has accepted the recommendation of the chairman of the Micronesia Interagency Group and has suspended its direct involvement with BARC until the Bikini litigation has been resolved.“? Mar 85 ADMINISTRATION CONTRACTOR... MEDICAL Vase © RADIATION TOA fe gS a Jd toe NMce ats “pet Neos ’ Cote PO the The BNL issues Thyroid Absorbed Dose for People at Rongelap, Utirik, and o-0h /Marehi 4. This report concludes that the overall thyroid cancer risk estimatewass:irofagreement. with results: published. on::the-japanese exposed: at Nagasaki. and: HiresHined. BNL:scientists also “postulate thatthemajor-route for intake offallout was by direct ingestion of food prepared and consumed outdoors.“ 1 Mar 85 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRACTOR MEDICAL The PASO issues the Operations Plan, Mission Number 4, FY 1985, for a March 1985 trip to Ebeye, Majuro, Utirik, and Rongelap as part of the medical surveillance by BNL of persons exposed to fallout in 1954. The plan includes the monitoring of a control group of unexposed persons and provisions for an expanded health care program.“ 5004433 a