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Department of Energy
Pacific Area Support Office
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1975
P.O. Box 29939
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Roger Ray, Assistant for Pacific Operations, NV
William J,
Stanley,
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Director, Pacific Area Support Office
TRIP REPORT ON BNL/DOE MISSION TO RONGELAP AND UTIRIK ATOLLS
JANUARY 26 - FEBRUARY 16, 1979
BACKGROUND
This was the first mission undertaken with the support vessel
Liktanur II, owned and operated by U.S. Oceanography, under contract
to Holmes & Narver under contract 20.
I was to participate on this mission as the DOE Representative and to
interface with U.S. Oceanography to insure that all necessary support
was provided for the medical program, My essignment was coordinated
with and concurred in by Mr. Gates, Mr. Ray and Dr. Weyzen.
KWAJALEIN PREPARATIONS
When I arrived on Kwajalein I was met by Dr. Pratt who told me that it
was necessary to meet as soon aS possible because of many problems
which had turned up.
I met with Dr.
Pratt and he told me there was an undercurrent running
throughout Kwajalein that was anti-DOE.
The three Global empioyees
who worked on the old LCU were angry and that he was shown a cable from
Huntsville that our vessel was to get service on an "as avaiable"
basis.
Dr. Pratt interpreted this to mean that we would ge: very
little assistance from Global.
He also told me that the people of
Rongelap were very angry at Dr. Grant for the treatment of th2 baby
who died during the Wheeling trip.
Also thai. people of Utirik were
angry about the lack of physicals for non-exposed people and because
of per diem problems surrounding PL 5-52.
He also said that he wanted
Paui LaPointe, a Global employee who served on the Liktanur I, to go
on the mission because the people of the islands really liked him and
that he had already hcard rumblings that the islanders were upset because
the old crew was not part of the upcoming mission.
I told Dr. Pratt
that this whole issue was carefully considered and after discussions