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OPERATIONS PLAN
MISSION NO.

10 FY 1979

RONGELAP AND UTIRIK

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Brookhaven National Laboratory has performed in-vivo counting of
exposed persons from Rongelap and Utirik for many years as part
of an overall surveillance effort.
Additionally, they have
monitored the air with wind generators, collected other
environmental samples from cisterns, and performed dietary studies.
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‘DESCRIPTION OF “MISSTON
Travel to Rongelap and Utirik aboard the Liktanur II to perform
whole body counting on about 121i persons from Rongelap and 97
from Utirik.
Simulataneously a diet study, urine sampling and
wind generator repairs will be performed.
Also it is anticipated that the Marshall Islands Government will
have a representative on board the Liktanur II to make payments
to persons who have per diem claims under the now expired DOE-TTPI
Agreement EFY-76-A-28-3159,
A strong effort will be made to present the DOE position on radiation
related matters which continuously cause anxiety and misunderstandings.

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RESPONSIBILITIES
The Party Chief for this voyage is Robert Miltenberger of BNL who
is responsible for the technical direction of the WBC, bioassay and

environmental sampling.
Harry Brown, DOE/PASO,

will serve as coordinator for BNL among and

between the people of Rongelap and Utirik and also the Liktanur If

personnel.
In addition he is designated as Departmental Representative and spokesman.
He will aise insure that advance notification

is made to appropriate M.I. government officials as well as to

the people of Rongelap and Utirik as to the intent of the mission.
He will also engage the services of a translator who will accompany
the team to each atoll.

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