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the people take this money." The AEC has also agreed to explain radiation to the
people of Bikini and Enewetak before they are returned to their islands.”*”
Apr 74
ADMINISTRATION
CONTRACTOR
MEDICAL
PLUTONIUM
RADIATION
r Ray, assistant manager of NV in charge of the Enewetak radiological
survey, and Walter Nervik of LLL, technical director of the survey, travel to the
Marshall Islands to explain the technical information contained in the recently
published Enewetak Radiological Survey (NVO-140) to representatives of the T.T. and
the Enewetak people.”
Personnel from the LRE and BNL collect samples on Utirik, Rongelap and
Bikini Atolls as part of the DOS portion of the LRE Pacific Radioecology
Program to
determine the kinds and amounts of radionuclides distributed in the foods, plants,
animals, and soil of the central Pacific and supply them to the agencies involved in
calculating dose assessment for people living in the central Pacific.™
The first in vivo counting of cesium’ is taken for Bikini residents. Cesium 137
values are about the same as 1973. Strontium™ levels are down to about 1970
levels. Plutonium” and plutonium” levels are higher by a factor of five.””
May 74
CLAIMS
RELOCATION
A group of Bikini people refuse to return to the atoll on 25 May 1974 until
they receive appropriate compensation for the past 25 years.””
14 May 74
RADIATION
John W. McEnery, DNA deputy director of operations and administration,
disagrees with the AEC task group recommendations for cleanup and rehabilitation of
‘ Enewetak... He,regards the recommendations as “an unduly restrictive application of
criteria that, are.largely. arbitrary. and.probably inapplicable". and "not in accord with
the wishes. and, probable:needs:af ‘the Enewefak people. _McEeryStates, “The
radiological and. other safety conditions upontheir return should apply to those local
conditions, not necessarily those of the U.S. population with its different radiological
conditions and its greater uncertainties of exposure.”
3 Jun 74
ADMINISTRATION
James _tiverman, the AEC assistant general manager for biomedical and
environmental research and safety programs, proposes to Mahlon E. Gates, director,
NV, that NV be assigned responsibility for programmatic coordination of the AEC’s
activities in the Marshall Islands.””
19 Jun 74
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y
PLUTONIUM
RADIATION
The AECtask group issues recommendations for cleanup and rehabilitation of
Enewetak Atoll. The radiation criteria guides for cleanup actions include: whole body
and bone marrow-0.25 rem/yr, thyroid0.75 rem/yr; bone-0.75 rem/yr, gonads-4 rem
2000 0G