Memo to File -2- We told him the survey was designed to provide data that will permit dose estimates for future populations and that one can make risk estimates if the dose is known. I noted we did not expect a documented result until the middle of CY 1979. We were questioned about the current costs and our best guess about future costs. I noted that the Department was currently spending about $3M in the Pacific now, and that the best estimate we could make was $2 to $5M per year for the foreseeable future. This is for the research program, the monitoring program, and the associated logistics. We did not comment on the suggestion about including the long-term followup program in the status negotiations. Assista@ht Director for Field Operations Division of Operational and Environmental Safety ce: al Hollister, Dir., OES ./W. Weyzen, BER 50