RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY PLAN FOR THE
NORTHERN MARSHALL ISLANDS
The Division of Operational and Environmental Safety (OZS) is res bonsible
for coordination with the Department of Interior and all Washingt bn level
Federal agencies and officials and to provide the technical Peon
guidance to the Nevada Operations Office.
The Nevada Operations Office is responsible for administering the technical
program and to assure the successful accomplishment of the objec ives of
the program plan.
The technical direction of the sampling program will be carried
ut by the
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLL) supported by personnel from
he following
organizations, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), University of Washington,
and Brookhaven National Laboratory.
The technical efferts of th
partici-
pating organizations will be carried out as a cooperative effor
utilizing
the skills and resources of its individual members under the di
ection of
LLL.
Members of these organizations will collect the necessary samples
and perform the necessary measurements.
Samples will be collec ed from
atoll soil, water, plant life and food, adjacent marine waters, and marine
and terrestrial life.
All samples will be analyzed for
the transuranics by wet chemical methods.
be undertaken by
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The analysis of the
,
Ose and
amples will
and
The evaluation of the analytical data will be performed by the
embers of
the participating organizations with the technical coordinatio
of the
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.
of certain
The ground radiological survey
atolls will be performed under the technical direction of the
wrence
Livermore Laboratory.
The aerial radiological surveys of the atolls will be performe
by EG&.
The estimated time required for completion of the aerial opera
ions
21 days.
ons between
This period of time includes the time to move operat
atolls as well as to perform the surveys of each atoll but doe
the travel time to and from the Northern Marshall Islands.
is
mot include