RECORD OF CONVERSATION -2- The above would all in varying degrees be radiation related but would also provide a health education program and deliver general health . care with subcontractor personnel. Additionally, Dr. Pratt would like to see the health physics program (Greenhouse) be integrated £ into above trips to gel the BNL effort and help avoid confusion. Trips suggested by Primary Health Subcontractor: lI screening visit to Bikini and Enewetak il general health care visit In addition, BNL would select candidates from the atolls to undergo quality medex training with special attention to identification of problems due to radiation. : PROPOSED MODE OF OPERATIONS AND LOGISTICS SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS — ——— There would be about 5-6 trips per year (3 Rongelap-Utirik and 2 Enewetak-Bikini~Kili). The operations would be supported without need for a vessel by either: A. Two each SH-3 helicopters based on Kwajalein, or B. A STOL aircraft. This could either be government-owned or leased but better still it could be a private service which would serve the Marshalls and be partially subsidized by the U.S. Government (DOE) and used on an advanced plan basis to serve the atolls. This could and should be done in partnership with the Marshalls Government. In concert with them and, of course, the affected atolls, STOL strips could be constructed. This not only would serve U.S. Government interests by providing timely service to the people, and saving scientific manhours but would be expected to be well accepted by the Marshallese for emergency medical purposes as well as to facilitate their own travel and transport of mail, equipment, etc, Air strips now exist on Enyu and Bikini. Tt was suggested that the environmental programs could be served by this method also but would necessarily have to preposition equipment. WBC units could be left in place at Kili, Enewetak, Rongelap and Utirik and it would be necessary. only to bring in the electronics for each trip. TIME FRAME Taking into account the U.S. system and funding cycles it appears that it would be at least 18 months S05] 715 (late 1980) for funding to