TRIP REPORT Brookhaven National Laboratory - Marshall Islands Survey May - June 1979 The second Brooxhaven National Laboratory survey of the Marshall Islands du calendar 1979 covered the puriod From carly May through mid-June. see Enclosure I for ‘ttimerary of participants). This survey was unique in that we lind bee (Please Spares ee ee asked to include phystcal examinations for the people of Bikini - Living on Majuro - in addition to the repular study group. The addition of the proup greatly expanded the Lopistic requiremsents of the survey. We had originally planned for @ padiatric survey, sick call and setected thyroid ro -evsamtriat tons of the erposerd + at ca Parison populations. The Bikini group received the complete vorkun Cesignod for the study group. This workup required the assistance of two additltoveal physicians, two technicians, and one adminis: -utive assistant. A new precedent had been established by the whole-body counling group shortly before this survey of granting reimbursement to the Bikinians coming from Edgit Island for the studies. Each of these patients was to receive $10 for transportation and meals, however, apparantly people other than Fdgit people received compensation and it finally became a standard procedure to pay all patients $10 going throuvh the whole-body counter. An attempt was made to integrate the whole-body counting visit with the medical examinations but severe scheduling problems arose, requiring several visits, and payments to many Bikinians. by the medical examination team. A tatal of 102 Bikinians were seen Some of these patients required several rc-appointments to complete their examinations. Jhe mechanisms and guidelines for the reimbursement of this proup peeds a carcfulreevaluation and a formal tes of c es ™~ C3 statement Limitations as soon as possth hen en“ tent.