b 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.