— air conditioning, lighting and desalinization of water. The cost of imported fossil fuels is simply prohibitively high for the economies of the Micronesian islands. This rolé is directly related to the long term goals of the DOE. The development of the Energy Park proposal will be undertaken independently from MPML, but it will be physically located adjacent to the MPML and will supply energy to the laboratory. 15. Publications and Annual Reports: MPML issued the first three volumes of collected reprints titled "Eniwetok Marine Biological Laboratory Contributions 1955-1974" in September, 1976. Volume four is in preparation. The Annual Report for FY 1976 is complete and work has begun on the Annual Report for FY 1977. 16. Missions, Scope of Activities, Research Areas, and Organization of MPML. (a) Missions: The overall missions of the Mid-Pacific Marine Laboratory are under continual review and modification in order to respond to the concerns of the Department of Energy. The next extensive review will occur in spring of 1978 at the meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee. The proposed new roles for MPML after the "clean-up", as outlined above (section 14), will be discussed carefully. At present the missions fall into four categories: (1) Biology, Geology, Chemistry and Oceanography of the Atoll Environment The study of the biological and physical parameters and processes operating in the atoll ecosystems should provide a better understanding of the mechanisms affecting the distribution, cycling, fixation, transfer and removal of radionuclides in atoll environments. 52