CO 67 bereke KRW Béablsnerry (6 fV/ vo BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC. Upton, New York 11973 Safety & Environmental Protection Division (516) 345- 4210 September 30, 1980 RECEIVED OCT 7 1980 W. J. BAIR Mr. W. J. Bair Manager Environment, Health & Safety Research Program Batelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories P.O. Box 999 Richland, Washington 99352 Dear Bill, I sincerely apologize for taking such a long time in replying to your letter. An educational program must first establish what the goal will be. In the case of the program that will be developed for the Marshallese under PL:96-205, I presume, the goal will be to: a. develop an understanding for radiation and its effect b. relate this understanding to their environment and therefore c. indicate that such radiation exposure as they would receive the effect of such radiation on their continuing to live on islands/atolls which have above then normal radiation can be kept to a minimum, that they could avoid undue exposures, that they will be in a position to make value judgements on their desire to return to some of their islands/atolls inspite of the fact that there is residual radiation on their islands from the nuclear test in the past. The above may not necessarily be the goal(s) in your program but that was and is my perception based on my experience with the Marshallese while staying with them in their homes during 1977 and 1978. (See Enclosure). This opportunity of living with them for extended periods permitted me to develop an educational program precisely tailored to: a. develop an atmosphere of trust b, correcting the misconception of radiation and its effects especially as they saw it in reference to their own experience c. their mode of learning which is primarily through story-telling rather than text-book learning