TRIP REPORT ~ MAJURO, EBEYE, RONGELAP, UTIRIK Background PIED|Cat. faogeAarn_ Pacific Area Support Office PLO “PTiALe/pia. HUB/ OL” DATE 9/17/79 PO@LOER W. J. Stanley, Director JePositony OE P.O. Box 29939 Honolulu, Hawaii 96820 CONCURRINCES fe R¥Q, @YMBOL /2 aLLGFG ‘Pacific Area Support Office BOX No. .Department of Energy / COLLECTION SEP 18 1975 SO DoE/WV _ ABORT RTG. SYMBOL INITIALS / BIG. I was asked to accompany BNL's in-vivo counting and bioassay mission to Rongelap and Utirik to serve as a Program Coordinator and DOE representative and spokesman. Similar missions had been conducted in 1974 and 1977. In addition to the bioassay work, a three person BNL team was sent to repair the wind generators on Rongelap and Utirik which are to take air samples. ae ATG. BYMBOL The ocean going portion of the trip lasted from August 23 through September 4. INITIALS/ BIG, BNL personnel arrived on Kwajalein several days earlier to set up equipment and count Rongelap and Utirik people living on Ebeye. DATE * ja The second part of my mission was to work with the Marshall Islands Government and assist them to fulfill their obligation to pay subsistence and transportation claims to those Rongelap and Utirik persons on the RTG. “TNITIALS/81G. Brookhaven Roster who are i111 and referred to Majuro or Ebeye for It was estimated that $45,000 in unpaid claims were outstanding treatment. since 1975 under DOE/TTPI agreement. These problems were due primarily I arrived in Majuro on August 21 and health services officials had prepared a listing of persons Claiming about $38,000. After reviewing list I approved $33,325.50 as that which DOE would reimburse under our agreement. The MI government, on my request, issued checks in this amount and some $13,000 was distributed on Majuro on August 22. The Chief Secretary Oscar DeBrum and President Amata Kabua welcomed this assistance and were most cordial as usual. Mr. Reynold DeBrum was. assigned to work with me both as the MI Government representation for claims related work and to otherwise assist our entire mission. ge | OFFICIAL FILE COPY| am 3b he _ TDOE FORM AD.-9 Ger mort tan ! wet an (sere pee en eee i Me ee ETIgE AERP ame ew RRR er Claims DATE. ee remmeee an to administrative breakdowns in the TTPI and the cumbersome mechanics originally set up to have the agreement function. These mechanics have been streamlined and assisting the TT administration remained the final task. @YMBOt RTG. SYMBOL IMITIALS/SIG. bap RTG. SYMBOL INITIALS/SIG. teen tlhe eenee ane DATE RTG., BYMBOL IN;TIALS/SIG. Barve