‘oe Define the information and research projects that are required to improve the precision of the dose assessments. This important output of the assessment program helps focus the research on needed information and makes the research effort more responsive and efficient. D. Dietary Studies Program The goal of the dietary study program is to develop a data base for estimating the average annual intake of locally grown foods for each atoll. These data are critical for precise dose estimates because the radionuclide intake scales directly with the consumption of local food and limited available information indicates that average consumption of local foods may be very atoll specific. A secondary goal is to estimate the projected use of imported foods for each atoll. Studies to date have been very limited and conducted as add-on to other programs when possible. This has not provided adequate data and needs to be emphasized in the future. E. Personnel Monitoring - Whole body Counting and Urine Bioassay Program The goals of the personal monitoring program are to: ° Provide documentation that the doses and body burdens being received are within a range that is acceptable. . Provide direct data on individual body burdens of 137 ¢6 via whole body counting and 90 Sr via urine bioassay to verify that the predictive models are in fact correctly estimating body burdens and doses. 15