~d~
should apply to persons whose need therefor can be
traced to U.S.
nuclear activities but whose needs
were not known prior to termination of the trusteeship.
As
one element of agreement on continued
monitoring of land for radiation safety,
provision should
be made for periodic United States-Marshallese consultations.
These would look toward eventual termination of direct
United States responsibility in this area, with the
termination procedure likely to be started at such time
as the U.S.
and the Marshallese agreed that valid survey
data demonstrate
that normal use of an area would not
result in the people receiving
"unacceptable radiation
doses."
Present cost of treatment is $
sper year.
The recommended program is estimated to cost $ per
year.
Monitoring presently costs $
per year
and can be expected to cost $
Tab
per year.
See
C.
(4)
The U.S.
negotiator should be prepared to
explore with the Marshallese
(a)
the future status of
the entombed radioactivity-contaminated soil and debris
at Runit Island of Enewetak Atoll,
and
(b)
what the
responsibility of the U.S. would be should the people of
Enewetak
on
their
WAS sig
return
to
that
atoll
choose
not
to