DRAFT
22 Jan
90
ADMINISTRATION
RADIATION
RELOCATION
The DPreplies to the testimony by Sen. Anjain at the 28
meeting that medical/radiation records are already available t
100
ecember SPEERA
the Marshallese,
although general policy is that they do not release unevaluat¢d
data; that the
comprehensive and independent study of Rongelap Island would
authorized if the
independent study of the DOE’s data by Kohn concluded that the [DOEdata did not
support the habitability of the island; and that the organizational
assignment to DP
has no influence onits technical content or scientific results.~”
24 jan
90
ADMINISTRATION
PLUTONIUM
RADIATION
The Marshall Islands Nitijela (legislature) passes a resolution mmending DOE
Secretary Watkins for his support of a second look at Rongelapissu and urging him
to implement a phase 2 study of Rongelap Island.
In a draft response to the American Embassy in Majuro regarding cleanup of
Runit Island, DNA states that any attempt to start cleaning Rurgt now would be
premature. DNAisstill testing mining methods as a means for caning plutonium
from the soil, and the scope of cleanup required on Runit is more difficult and costly
than that being done on Johnston Atoll. If technology question§ are resolved at
Johnston Atoll, a Runit cleanup is two to four years away.
recommends
beginning long-range planning and coordination for Runit cleanup [and starting with
the planning meeting to identify a lead agency and assign critical
Jasks.™
2 Feb 90
CONTRACTOR
RADIATION
In response to the desire of the Marshallese to perform thir own radiation
measurements throughout the Marshall Islands, W. John Tipton, asgistant operations
managerfor aerial measurements operations of EG&G, recommendsfhattheislanders
purchase three or four hand-held survey meters for each atoll and fhat two or three
people on each atoll be trained in the operation of the instrumergs. He offers to
furnish limited use of EG&G’s germanium in situ system resourcés, provided that
EG&G takes the measurements if quantitative data on other atolls iq needed to tie in
with results of the 1978 survey.’"
16 Feb 90
ADMINISTRATION
CONTRACTOR
MEDICAL
The PASOissues the Operations Plan, Mission Number 90-4, FY 1990, for a
medical surveillance trip to be conducted by BNL at Ebeye, Majuro,
in March-April 1990."
Utirik, and Mejato
18 Mar - 13 Apr 90
CONTRACTOR
MEDICAL
During the spring medical mission to Ebeye, Majuro, Utirik, And Mejatto the
BNL team conducts 339 full medical examinations of the Marshallefe. The doctors