TRIP REPORT ~ MAJURO, EBEYE, RONGELAP, UTIRIK
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W. J. Stanley, Director
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I was asked to accompany BNL's in-vivo counting and bioassay mission to
Rongelap and Utirik to serve as a Program Coordinator and DOE representative
and spokesman. Similar missions had been conducted in 1974 and 1977. In
addition to the bioassay work, a three person BNL team was sent to repair
the wind generators on Rongelap and Utirik which are to take air samples.
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The ocean going portion of the trip lasted from August 23 through September 4.
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BNL personnel arrived on Kwajalein several days earlier to set up equipment
and count Rongelap and Utirik people living on Ebeye.
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The second part of my mission was to work with the Marshall Islands
Government and assist them to fulfill their obligation to pay subsistence
and transportation claims to those Rongelap and Utirik persons on the
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It was estimated that $45,000 in unpaid claims were outstanding
treatment.
since 1975 under DOE/TTPI agreement.
These problems were due primarily
I arrived in Majuro on August 21 and health services officials had
prepared a listing of persons Claiming about $38,000. After reviewing
list I approved $33,325.50 as that which DOE would reimburse under our
agreement.
The MI government, on my request, issued checks in this
amount and some $13,000 was distributed on Majuro on August 22.
The Chief Secretary Oscar DeBrum and President Amata Kabua welcomed this
assistance and were most cordial as usual.
Mr. Reynold DeBrum was.
assigned to work with me both as the MI Government representation for
claims related work and to otherwise assist our entire mission.
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