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ACEC a
DEC 6 873
Martin B. Biles, Director
Division of Operational Safety
‘MEETING TO DISCUSS THE NEXT SURVEY IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
These listed in Attachment 1 met November 27, 1973, to discuss plans
for an environmental survey of Bikini Atoll te be performed |in con-
’ fanction with Dr. Bob Conard’s medical survey.
Attachment 2 was prepared by Dr. Conard to describe the prox
medical and radiological survey activities for the March '74 Geld
trip.
Of major concern to Bob is the arrangement for an LCU vessel. wach
he considers almost indispensable for obtaining whole body measure.
ments. (The whole-body counting facility would be set up in 4fr er
that would be loaded on the LCU.) Bob urged that authority » to go ahead with preparation of such a trailer even though nege
fer the LCU are not completed.
possibility.
DBER attendees agreed to 160kinte
The group discussed the problem of attainingan adequated level of calcium in the Bikini diet. You will recall that an Ad Hoc Committee
recommendation was directed at the need for this measure. Bob re' ported that his experience with the Marshall Island peoples abows they
_ de not use mach milk er powdered milk even ff evailabie.ania tt
ie possible they do not digest well such milk. He
approachmay be to leok for seme type of dessert the
odthe best
people
would ike in which the necessary calciumcould be given. As to the
_ necessary followup for the Ad Hoc Committee's recommendation,
see ee a eeeane atdie dace
aiiowup they were planning.
‘a jetter to Interier on
results of this discussion,
The
Interior to provide needed followup
fet
recommendation forr
akiia, the point wae made
had been considerably disturbdéd
would be
gh a letter
of seil at sites for
von much of Bakint Istand
scrub vegetation —
jeavihg activities. MR was also reported that LLL staff have been
given all past data collected by Usiver
of Washington and are trying
to correlate levels of radioactivity in
with those inplants and innee
fruits of plants.