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Technical Progress conc.
Expected Progress in rY 1983,
Radionuclide body burdens will be evaluaced for che sopulation ia residence
at Snue Island, 31kini Atoll.
Personnel nonitoring and related demograohiz
assessment activities will continue in all areas of ifacarasc in the Marshall
tslands.
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Fucure Accomolisnments.
A dosimetric history will be saincained
for iadividual
residents of
the
Marsnaill islands arfected dv che Pacific Tas 223 Programs.
These data will srsrida infommation ragariing the uptaxe, tate n an, and axcretion of radisactiva
taterial and will taprove the accuracy and value of Long-range sredictive dose assegsments from aanwtade tadionuciides in she anvironment.
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Relatisonshis <3 Ceher 2rs-acts.
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This orogram oceraces and interaces directly with the Brookhaven “Medical 2ra-
gram in che Marshall Islands,
and srovides contemporary data £3 be factsre @ ints
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the Retrospective Cose Reassessments for Rongeias and utirix (and cther islands
afifacted ov weavons tes¢ Fallout).
ie also providas empiricai bases for upgrading
Long vange arediceive dose sodeling activites such as ctiose of the Lawrence
vavermore Laboratory.
Coordination of this program with velated orograms withia
DOE and its contractors will be accomplisned through cimeiv exchange of progran
Sindings and related information.
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Znvironmental Assessmenc.
work done under this task proposal nas either nto enviromental inpacs or “as
imsacts similar to chose deseribed ian and covered sy 3NL's Enviromental impact
Stacemene (Z2DA 1540).
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Capital Equisment in FY 1983.
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An intrinsic Ge(Li) whole body counting system is needed 23 arovide ‘tora
fiiziane and effeccive speracion in che Marshall Islands Aadiolsgicai Safer
rogram for counting Low enerzy onetons emitzed frem transuranic nuclides.
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system (3130,200) and associatad shielding and bed equioment (525,900) will Se :sed
23 Measure body burdens of transuranis nuclides in persons at Inewetak At
Levels selow che maximum allowable for aenbers of che general sub.ic.
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dose equivalents for blood forming organs will be assessed Sased on chese
measurements.