(b) A lay report to be translated

into Marshallese

and presented orally

to the Bikinians on Kili.
Since the Memorandum Agreement

suggests that the Department

Department of Interic]r have shared responsibility
scientific assessment, this project is divided
separately.

of Energy and the

for the independent

into two phases to be funded

Funding for the technical evaluation will be the responsibility

of the Department of Energy, whereas funding for preparation
the lay report will Ibe the responsibility

of the Department

and delivery of
of Interior.

Since the project requires technical review involving the disciplines
radiation biology, medicine, environmental
Epidemiology

Resources,

conduct the project.

Inc. is proposing

dosimetry

and social behavior,

a team of three scientists to

Dr. Henry I. Kohn, the David Wesley Gaiser Professor

Emeritus of Radiaticln Biology at Harvard Medical School,
the principal
investigator

investigator.

and project coordinator.

director of Epidemiology

Resources,

authority
in environmental
—.

Dr. Dreyer, an epidemiologist

Inc.

radiation,

in radiation,

This document

is the

Dr. John Harley, a well known

is proposed as the third member for this

Dr. Harley was the director of the U.S. Environmental

Laboratory for 20 years and retired

of Energy.

is proposed as

Dr. Nancy Dreyer would be the co-principal

with training in sociology and research experience

project.

of

Measurements

in 1980.

is a revision of our May 6, 1981 proposal to the Department

It incorporates

all the recommendations

made by Mr. Stephen

H.

Greenleigh of the Department of Energy in his letter of August 19, 1$80 (Appendix B).
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QUALIFICATIONS

OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

RESOURCES,

INC. (ERI)

ERI was selected for this project by the Bikinians
III.

and approved by

..~~rtment of lEnergy (Appendix C) primarily for two reasons:
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(1) because of

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