222 to huma: beings. These people will introduce animals when they bet back there. There may be a concentration of certain isotopes, such as strontium 90, for instance, in these animals or in the meat part s of these anima]s, whih wuld be subsequently eaten by the natives. If you put animals back, imunediatel: you would get an idea at measurable levels of what this translocation rate might be. Remembering that people are coing to eat these animals later on. CDR, CONARD: Alderson Reporting Company Washington, D. C. DR. BUGHER: What about taking Rongelap soil soneuvhere else and doing studies? 11 12 DR. BOND: 13 If you are going to do that, you should know what you gave them, and not turn them loose at random, 14 It seems it is a pretty haphazard thing of putting 15 animals there to see if they do or do not take up the 16 material. 17 DR. BUGHER: -18 The sort of thing you are speaking of is a matter of past record. 19 It is not the haphazard situation that you are really interested in. 20 DR. ROBERTSON: 21 record, 22 I don't think it is a matter of pas Things have been given in more or less purified chemical form, but I don't think they have been nixed with anything that would compare with Rongelap. ARC MS * 10 They wn't eat the bones. MR. HARRIS: Isn't the haphazard normal in this cas DR. That is the normal. BUGHER: 72