-10- DUjelang Atoll is within the region of low level fallout. At least once Guring the nuclear testing period, it is reported that the U.S. Navy temporarily evacuated the people of Ujelang by taking the entire community to sea during a test operation. Today approximately 500 people make up the Ujelang-Enewetak community, with another 40 or so Ujelangese living on Ebeye or Majuro. with the start of the cleanup and rehabilitation program of Enewetak Atoll in 1976, a small revolving community of some 60 Ujelangese was permitted to live on Japtan Isiand in the southern part of Enewetak Atoll. Most of the members of the Ujelang community have thus lived for at least a six month period on Japtan Island during the timespan of 1976-1980. In April 1980, the Japtan community was expanded to 140 individuals. As of July 1, 1980, 265 Enewetakese had returned to the three new communities. Most of the remaining population on Ujelang is expected to return to Enewetak and Medren within the coming year. Ujelang Atoll, however, will continue to be used as a source of fresh food supply and will be in continual use for the next 6-10 years by the Enewetak people, either by having an outpost commmity there or a revolving comminity. Health care for the people of Enewetak, accordingly, must be provided at Ujelang if a community remains there as well as Enewetak. The Department of Energy in the spring of 1980 carried out a “whole body" count on the entire Ujelang group prior to the planned return to the southern parts of Enewetak Atoll. No basic medical survey of the Enewetak group has as yet been carried out. (@) Other Atolls of the Northern Marshalls The Government of the Marshall Islands has expressed considerable concern that other atolls in the Northern Marshalls known to be in the areas of low level radiation fallout, should in reality de listed in the category of “affected atolls’. - — wpa In early 1979, the Government of the Marshil1 Islands on thebasis of results of interviews, questionnaires, and examinations of the people of Likiep Atoll caméto the conclusion that there is more than a normal incidence of thyroid disorders, throat problems, and other medical abnormalities among the people of that atoll. The Government of the Marshalls has requested thet the heelth of the people of Likiep and associated atolls be studied. The Department of Energy has-agreed to provide a biochemical screening profile of the peopl#'of Likiep Atoll, and of the people of one other atoll in the Marshalls to be selected as a comparison population. Medical staff would be included in the survey team. Negotiations between the Department of the Interior, the Department of Energy, and the Government of the Marshall Islands currently (summer 1980) are underway to accomplish the carrying out of the screening profile of the poeple of Likiep Atoll.