gram similar to the one given on Rongelap in 1977.
Lessard and Miltenberzer
proceeded to Rongelap to collect additional urine and environmental samples
and conducted an external exposure study at the northern islands of Rongelap
Atoll.
The wind-powered electric generator had malfunctioned here too.
attempt to repair the wind-vowered generator also was made, however,
term successful operation of the system could be achieved.
Xuehner of BNLSEP joined the field team at Bikini.
siding on Bikini, 99 were whole-body counted.
no long
Greenhouse and
Of the 143 persons re-
Additionally, urine samples and
environmentai soil, air and vegetation samples were collected.
locally prepared indigenous
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Samples of
food items such as jekaro (coconut sap),
jekami
(coconut syrup) and powdered taro flour (a starchy tuber based flour) were obtained.
The wind-powered generator on Bikini was not working nor could it be
repaired.
The Bikinians were made aware of the fact that their prior body
burtens had increased to new levels and many of them knew they exceeded the
internationally accepted annual guidelines for dose-equivalent commitment.
In June 1978, the RUDR program contracted the meteorological group at
LLL, headed up Gudiksen,
to provide a computer simulation of the dispersion,
transport and deposition of fallout
BRAVO.
from the 1954 atmospheric nuclear test,
Also, a contract to provide neutron activation analyses of environ
mental samples for I-127 and I-129 resulting from the deposition of fallout on
Rongelap and Utirik Atolls was given to the Radiological Sciences Department,
Battelle-Pacific Northwest Laboratory (BPNL) under the guidance of Brauer and
Ballou.
Historic soil samples from Rongelap and Utirik Atolls were provided
by Seymour,
the director of UWLRE.
In August, Sondhaus of UCCM was asked to
collaborate on che dose reassessment project (RUDR).