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Dr. Bruce Wachholz of DOE stated that it was premature to try to
predict vessel use for various components at this time. Actual
needs of each aspects are not really known now.
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Mr. Gerry, MIALP, asked when would the reports mentioned be
available from LLL? Also could raw data be made available to MIALP?
Dr. Noshkin indicated that some reports would be forthcoming within
the next 5-6 months.
Mr. Gerry asked again about raw data. Dr. Noshkin indicated that
he believes the raw data without analysis would not be very useful.
Mr. R. Cogswell, OMB, referred to page 51 and asked for clarification
of the two sets of figures. This was explained as being due to the
possibility of a new contractor coming in and then mobilization costs,
etc., would rise sharply.
Secretary for Foreign Affairs Anton Debrum also asked when reports
on the Northern Marshalls Radiological Survey would be made available.
He also queried about the availability of raw material.
Dr. Noshkin
again explained that it was his opinion that the raw data would
not be very meaningful.
Mr. DeBrum stated that the Government
of the Marshall Islands would like to have a chance to assess the
raw data but DOE and LLL keep evading this matter.
Dr. Noshkin explained the many thousands of analyses that had to
be carried out on the samples. He reiterated that the analysis
is very difficult, complicated and very time consuming.
Assistant Secretary Clusen, at this point, noted that DOE and LLL,
at the request of the Congressional committees, had given priority
to the “Bikini Atoll data” and this portion had been done.
Mr. Gerry, MIALP, stressed that his group had clients living on
Rongelap and Utirik who were asking their legal advisors whether
they should continue to live on these atolls that had received
radiation fallout. Possibly, clients’ lives might be in danger.
It was essential that MIALP had access to original survey material
and have it analyzed by its own experts and to have the final LLL
reports in order to have them appraised also.
Presentation of Loma Linda Health Proposal
Dr. Richard Hart, Chairman, School of Public Health, Loma Linda
University, presented an outline of the proposal prepared under
contract to DOI. He discussed each issue presented on page 106108 relatingto the Four Atoll proposal and then discussed the
items in the Executive Summary on page 4. He also outlined the
reason why provisions for improvement of primary and secondary
care all over the Marshalls was set forth in the alternate plan.
All participants had been supplied copies of the Loma Linda
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