aDMY 2259 yncLaS OFFICIAL JS=e ONLY 0 wy Ad oO — F: oO oO t*) SAMPLES OB8TAINED CN BIKINI ISLET IN 1967 BUT NOT ANALYZED FOR PLUTONIUM ARZ CURRENTLY BEING ANALYZED BY BOTH THE USPHS SHWRL AND THE YNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. ALSO, TWO SAMPLES O8TAINZD ON ENEU ISLET ARE BEING ANALYZED FOR PLUTONIUM. PARA PENDING UPON THE RESULTS OF THESE ANALYSES AND FURTHER DIRECTION AND D8M, WE HAVE FORMULATED TENTATIVE PLANS TO OBTAIN THE NECESSATY INFORMATION FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SITUATION. IF SO CIRECTEL, WE PROPOSE TO INITIATE THe FOLLOWING RESAMPLING AND MONITORING PROGRAM ON BIXINI AND EHEU THROUGH USPHS SwRHL AND UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: 4. OPERATE 6 TO 8 AIR SAMPLERS ON BIKINI AND 2 TO 3 AIR SAMPLERS 3. O2TAIK APPRCXIMATELY 32 ADDITIONAL SOIL SAMPLES ON ZACH ISLET. THE AIS SAMPLERS WILL 55 OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY FOR A 1@-DAY PERIOD «ITH FILTESS CHANGES ONCE EVERY 24 HOURS. ALL SOIL SAMPLES WILL 32 TAKEN TO A DEPTH OF ONE INCH, EXCEPT THREE SITES WHICH WILL 3E SAMPLED TO A DEPTH OF THREE INCHES BY HALF-INCH INCREMENTS. ADDITIONAL SOIL SAMPLES TO BE USED FOR COMPARATIVE PURPOSES MAY 5E OSTAINED FROM RONGELAP, ENIWETOK AND JOHNSTON ISLAND. SOTH LABORATORIES HAVE INDICATED THAT FY 78 FUNDS CAN SE REDIRECTED IF qm? /4l 9005626 eoeo coe enero eeoeo ene epeeeee sn, P¢S= 2 Cal tae "Bie, See Se