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BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY
ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES, INC. UPTON, Li. N.Y. 11973
TELEPHONE: ($16) 3453577
MEDICAL DEPARTHENT
October 23, 1973
Dr. Allyn H. Seymour
Director of College Fisheries
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195
Dear AL:
Thank you for your
you for some time about
environmental radiation
Marshallese. I am very
IL have intended writing
letter of 16 Oct.
our discussion concerning correlation of
data with our medical findings on the
anxious to pursue this aspect of the studies.
I do not know whether or not you are aware that DOS nas about
decided to place the responsibility of the environmental studies at
BNL where they can be more closely correlated with our medical
studies.
Charlie Meinhold, head of our Health Physics Division,
would head up this group and he has drawn up a 189 which I understand DOS has verbally approved.
instituted until fiscal
group at the University
important role in these
would nicely complement
This would not officially be
'75.
It is my understanding that your
of Washington would continue to play an
studies and the expertise of your group
that of the BNL group.
During the forthcoming survey in March-April we plan on
carrying out whole body gamma spectrographic analyses and radio-
chemical analyses of urine and water samples. I would like very
much also to have samples from the environment collected and
analyzed to tie in closely with the personnel monitoring. We
would like to do this at Rongelap, Bikini and possibly Utirik. In
view of the probable new responsibilities at BNL Meinhold would like
to send someone along to help and become acquainted with the survey
procedures.
I would be delighted if you would be willing to send
Someone along and these two people work together.
You may have heard that there has been adverse publicity
recently concerning radiation levels at Bikini and the return
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