RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY PLAN FOR THE
NORTHERN MARSHALL ISLANDS

The Division of Operational and Environmental Safety (OZS) is res bonsible

for coordination with the Department of Interior and all Washingt bn level
Federal agencies and officials and to provide the technical Peon
guidance to the Nevada Operations Office.
The Nevada Operations Office is responsible for administering the technical
program and to assure the successful accomplishment of the objec ives of
the program plan.
The technical direction of the sampling program will be carried

ut by the

Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLL) supported by personnel from

he following

organizations, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), University of Washington,

and Brookhaven National Laboratory.

The technical efferts of th

partici-

pating organizations will be carried out as a cooperative effor

utilizing

the skills and resources of its individual members under the di

ection of

LLL.

Members of these organizations will collect the necessary samples

and perform the necessary measurements.

Samples will be collec ed from

atoll soil, water, plant life and food, adjacent marine waters, and marine

and terrestrial life.

All samples will be analyzed for

the transuranics by wet chemical methods.
be undertaken by

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The analysis of the
,

Ose and

amples will

and

The evaluation of the analytical data will be performed by the

embers of

the participating organizations with the technical coordinatio

of the

Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.

of certain

The ground radiological survey

atolls will be performed under the technical direction of the

wrence

Livermore Laboratory.
The aerial radiological surveys of the atolls will be performe

by EG&.

The estimated time required for completion of the aerial opera

ions

21 days.

ons between

This period of time includes the time to move operat

atolls as well as to perform the surveys of each atoll but doe
the travel time to and from the Northern Marshall Islands.

is

mot include

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