Victor Noshkin acted as cotechnical director and chief scientist on the
planning

the

to

contribution

His

survey.

the

of

leg

first

of

phases

the

project and coordination of the field survey on the first leg was invaluable.
John Tipton of EG&G not only conducted a very successful aerial survey program,

but did an excellent job as chief scientist on the second leg of the survey.
Roger Ray,

Robert Keller,

and John Stewart of the NVOO of the DOE did an

excellent job in coordinating the project with other United States Government
agencies

and

logistics.

the Marshall

Islands

Government

as

well

as

handling

the

major

Their efforts helped make for a smooth-running survey.

The thousands of samples returned to LLNL for analysis were collected by a
group of dedicated people who spent many hours on the islands and lagoons at the
atolls for as many days as was required to complete each leg of the survey.
was the superb effort of these
samples

to provide

a base

people

for making

for the food chains at the atolls.
outstanding

work:

Regina Davis,
Ken Marsh,

William

Jim

Paul

Bob

enabled

subsequent

us

to collect

radiological

dose

over

5400

assessments

The following people are commended for their

Phillips,

Schweiger,

Davis,

that

It

John

Stanley

Koranda,

Spies,

Jack

Thompson,

Dave

Dawson,

John

McIntyre,
Bill

Rehder,

Dave Hosmer,

Burke,

Walt Martin,

Bruce Clegg, Jim Johnson, Jack McNabb, Cleo Fry, Don Homan, Arnold Gazlay, and
Gale Holladay from LLNL; Bima Akeke and Reynold DeBrum from the Trust Territory
Government; Art Johnson from the University of Washington; and Jack Vandervort,

Gerald

Doran,

and

Otis

Reed

from the

United

States

Environmental

Protection

Agency.
Another part of the survey included an attempt to develop more information
on the average diet at some of the atolls.
took

responsibility

for

this

phase

of

The Brookhaven National Laboratory

the

survey.

Jan

Naidu

directed

dietary ‘survey effort and Nathaniel Greenhouse and Evelyn Craighead

the

supported

him in the study.
The EG&G personnel who did

survey

and

photography

M.W. Keddrell,

survey);

M.L.

P.K.

R.J. Mazurkewiz,

Rezac,

Boyns,
S.F.

are
E.

Cates,

J.R.

Pell,

Eicher,

R.A.

R.T.

L.K.

Meibaum,

Lozano,

G.T.

(aerial radiation survey--series
J.W.

such an outstanding job conducting

and

Davison,
Shipman,

I); W.J.
Hilton,

16

T.L.

R.A.

McCreary,

Qualls

Ebeltoft,

W.F.

Verheyden,

Tipton,
K.R.

L.R.

Roesner,

G.H.

(aerial

W.S.

Arambula,
and

aerial

Bull,

photographic

T.J.
and

the

Hendricks,

A.E.

Villarie

C.M. Bluitt,

S.F. Pell

(aerial

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