ip, F] » LE COPY = FoINT COMMITTEE ON ATOMIC ENERGY CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES sox2ee MEMC SANDUM,. “ft . /,f \ shay 13, 1986 All Committee Members Ky’ ‘gam: John T. Conway, 'ixecutive Director sosasect: Llaformation Gonce rain Occurrence of Nadular Thyroid Abnormality peewee bE. Marehalese ooo eee ee ce eee eee eee The attached AEC letter dated May 12, 1955 inferss the Joint Ceranittes of the results of a vecent medical survey af the Marshallese expooed C39 fullout from the Merch 1, 1954 test in the Pacific. Phere were 25 Marshallese children, 10 years of age and younger, ap posed tu wiole bady radialion doses up to abou 175 roentgens plus thyrcid expoeared vanyping as high as 700 to 1400 rems. Of these, ta .oeay) Heve shown evidence of nen-carcerous thyroid nodules for which hey nave hea. receiving treuatment. The overall statistics show that of the U% Maxyshallese exposed a total of 16 (23%) have siown evidence of souk aguiles. There was one case +uported of cancer of the thyrcid gar Fo sedan & woman who wae approximately 30 years of age at the time ew ssiGure. The notmal incide: * of eseurrcnce of thy: oiu uedwes to S vetallese ig not knews with precisycn. Haweve r aa WENORe 1g Make: aileaes of all ages were examined and 3 (1.55 were found to hice ade EPOOS Thyrolde macnias., Appearance of (hyrotl nedules gpvears to os 2 lateat effect since eis wage discovered Guxing the first > yeare tol.swing the expusure. RG i127 SCAG fy oe did fh 0fud foo Sadish € ea Location ahi onel Ryeliives Access No, et = ul cat LAY FolderGe ere deca TellaQuacly. nt BEST COPY AVAILABLE