periodically to do environmental monitoring, including what the instruments told them and what is done to the samples that were collected when they were analyzed in the U. S. Such explanations permitted the Marshallese, as one commented, to recognize the tremendous task that went behind the simple act of sample collection or instrument reading. a similar explanation was presented. In the case of the medical programs, It was indicated to the Marshallese that many inhabitants of the U. S. could not afford the cost of undergoing such ‘? examinations, and that they were fortunate in that eminent doctors did not .>. come to examine them each year. The greatest assurance, however, came from the personal demonstration that a scientist was willing to live with them and be exposed to the same radiation as they were experiencing. Proposed Expansion of Educational Program The success of this initial personal, on-site, one-to-one educational program, as conducted by the senior author, has prompted the development of extensive educational program for the inhabitants not only of Rongelap and Utirik, but also those returning to Enewetak and Bikini. If presented, this program would assist the people of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap and Utirik to more fully understand nuclear radiation md its effects, whereby giving them the assukance that their unrealistic fears would be minimized and measures aimed at preventive radiation exposure would be more effective. key lessons learned in the initial progr~ One of the was the need, as expressed by the Marshallese, to educate them not only about radiation and its effects, but as well about the most common pathologic conditions which affect them, e.g. , diabetes, high blood pressure, malnutrition, and dental problems. by us that the BNL medical tem It is proposed would address these questions in the same for- mat as the initial program, wherein a qualified medical personnel would stay on the island and live with them. In this way, the overall program would -1o- ‘\