AUG DS 1976 “ PASO ROUTING SilP a UNITED STATES ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION Ay it me ° ACS A Aa 1 oFFice " . wevapaP. operations O. BOX 14100 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89114 _ intr | |-DIRECTOR Admin. Assistant I oo | 7 Clerk PROJECT ENGINITER August 5, 19/7bp's."STRATIVEOFF. ViAy PROJECT CCCERsy proGRransost] | eo SEND COPY TO: Mr. Oscar DeBrum HN Distad Marshall Islands Trust Territory of the Pacific Majuro, M. I. op oT 96960 Dear Mr. DeBrum, op JA SITE REP. i REMARKS: * Following our discussion of August 4, 1976 of the recent finding of plutonium in urine samples from some of the peopleat Bikini you asked for advice regarding further Bikini resettlement. Specifically you informed me that you have temporarily delayed the return to Bikini of approximately 50 Bikinians until you might consult further with ERDA officials. This letter is to advise you that although we must obtain and evaluate much more information before a final assessment of the plutonium information can be made, the information which we now have at hand gives us no reason to change our recommendations regarding resettle- ment. We see no reason to further delay the return of additional people to Bikini Atoll provided the existing dietary and other restrictions are carefully followed. Sincerely, /s/ Roger Ray Roger Ray, Assistant Manager for Environment and Safety cc: bec: QOLUTIOy $ = _s a Q 3 F * tog sgt? John DeYoung, DOI Dr. W. W. Burr, Jr., Ha. Dr. Martin B. Biles, Hq. Dr. Robert A. Conard, BNL W. J. Stanley, Dir. PASO*——"al . ’ os /, PASO REPOSITORY pok couection —_00 , WV BOX No. FOLDER Z/, [a3¢¥ DSIKIMI= WANS. COA f 2/9 26 ~ og LEER *