3 BURLING Mr. Wallace O. Green Page Eight December 17, 1980 designated by the government for that purpose be, carried out on an ongoing basis. The program presented in the Education Plan is characterized as directed only to the people of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap and Utirik. As discussed in relation to the Health Care Plan, P.L. 96-205 mandates that the programs provided under the law be provided to people of all atolls exposed to radiation from the nuclear weapons testing program. This requires that the Education Program be directed to all of the people of the Marshall Islands. At the December 10, 1980 meeting, the representative of the Pacific Northwest Division stated that extension of the program to the entire Marshall Islands would triple program costs. This conclusion is totally at odds with the program proposal. As outlined in the Education Plan, the bulk of the training effort, educational sessions radio broadcasts and other aspects of the program will be conducted on Majuro. In order to reach all of the people of even Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap and Utirik, additional programs must be conducted on atolls throughout the Marshall Islands where they reside. The Education Plan presents no basis for the conclusion that the program costs would increase significantly if the program were extended to all Marshallese citizens. Monitoring Plan The statements above regarding the scope of P.L. 96-205 apply equally to the Monitoring Plan. The environmental research and monitorings mandated under the act must be conducted throughout the Marshall Islands. Unless such studies are made, the extent of radiation related health effects, and continued radiation hazard cannot be determined. Since no definitive radiation measurements are available either for the fallout experienced by the Marshall Islands as a consequence of the weapons testing or for body dose exposure on the atolls, the only meaningful assessment of the risk factor created by the exposure is the current and recurrent determination of somatic effects in the potentially affected population. Furthermore, Dr. Robert G. ned COVINGTON