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proceed.” He describes the program approval and review p
program.*"”
for the bioassay
May 90
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RADIATION
Bernd Franke of the Institute for Energy and Environmgntal Research, a
Takoma Park, Marylandinstitute, issues "Why the Rongelap
ment Project Did
Not Fulfill Its Mission, Rongelap Versus Eniwetak and Bikini: Equal Treatment?" to the
Rongelap Atoll local government. The report alleges failures of tha Kohn report and
discusses the varying criteria for the assessments of Bikini, Enewetall and Rongelap.*"*
1 May 90
RADIATION
WEAPONTESTING
David Weiman meets with Joseph Karpinski, DOE principal
secretary for congressional and intergovernmental affairs; Garg
deputy assistant
Palmer, special
assistant to the under secretary; and Gary Knight, deputy assisjant secretary for
Houseliaison, prior to Senator Anjain’s testimony before the H
Appropriations
Subcommittee on interior and Related Agencies (Yates Committee).
Weiman provides
DOE Secretary Watkins's office with Assistant Secretary Roser’s} 23 March 1982
memorandum and a 14 April 1982 memorandum from J. W.
Thiessen to A. W.
Trivelpiece regarding the transfer of Marshall islands programs from
EP to DP. He
raises three sensitive new matters of concern: a DOE radiation double standard at
Rongelap; questionable applicability of traditional DOE dose standars to the exposed
people of Rongelap; and Safeguard "C” and the subordination of frealth and safety
programs. Weiman states that "Senator Anjain and Rongelap
Uelieve there is a
reasonable and easily attained solution to the overall matter" and that Anjain and
Weiman are “willing to work to work with the Secretary to resolvefit’.°”
2 May 90
RADIATION
DOE Under Secretary John C. Tuck requests that the
undertake an
independent review of all data available regarding the radiological status and
habitability of Rongelap. This review should consider the views pf the people of
Rongelap, DOE, and those who conducted the initial review pursuant to the COFA.
He requests that members of the review panel be selected in a mafner that assures
impartiality so that the conclusions will be acceptable to the peoplb of Rongelap.“”
4 May 90
ADMINISTRATION
MEDICAL
RADIATION
WEAPONTESTING
Sen.
john
Glenn
(D-Ohio),
chairman
of the
Senate]
Committee
on
Governmental Affairs, requests DOE Secretary Watkins to support] an independent
"Phase II" assessment ofthe radiological contamination of Rongelap Atoll and provide
humanitarian assistance so that the Rongelap people may resettle| where they will
have access to food and medical care.
Sen. Anjain issues a statement to the Subcommittee on Intérior and Related
Agencies on behaif of the Rongelap Atoll focal government and the
Rongelap people.
He states that the Rongelap reassessment project created mew questions rather than
resolving them and demonstrated that there is "a significant lack of knowledge"
concerning the environmental and radiological conditions on Rongelap and the health