401 28 1 Aus 4 UBERBA W. W. BURR, JR., BER CERMANTOWN, MARYLAND i976 lof [Sf KAA USERDA, DIRECTOR, PASO, HONOLULU, HAWAII ATIN: ROCER RAY DRAFT STATEMENT DISCUSSED WITH YOU PREVICUSLY FOLLOWS: EVERYONE Lh THS WORLD EXPOSED TO FALLOUT FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTS CARRIES A MINUTE AMOUNT OF PLUTCNIUM IN TIETR BODY, ocOF WHICH IS EXCRETED EN URINE. PARA, AS A PANT. OP -ERDA's GONTINUING PESPONSIBELITY TO EVALUATE THE RADIOLOGICAL “STATUS OF THY PROYLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT OP THE PARSHALL ISLANDS , VERY PRELIMINARY DATA FROM RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSES OF POOLED URIEE IN SAMPLES FROM A SHALL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WAVE INDICATED THAT THE CONCENTRATION OF PLUTONIUM-239, 240 IN THE URINE OF PERSONS RESIDING ON THE BIKINI AND: RONGELAP ATOLIS APPEARS TO BE SOMEWHAT TEGBER TOAN THAT IN THE URINE OF SELECTED RESIDENTS OF NEW YORK CITY. RADIGANALYSES OF THESE SAMPLES FOR OTHER RANTORUCLIDES IS IN PROCKESS, | BARA, We. Wy Burr, Jroi§kp OMS: LAT . -20) 3-3153 BEST COPY AVAILABLE JUu SoS