Robert Celestial, president of the Pacific Association of Radiation Survivors, presented evidence and personal testimony to the APIL General Assembly asserting that Guam and other Pacific islands received measurable fallout from U.S. atmospheric nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands and elsewhere. He described involvement in cleanup operations, declassified reports, scientific assessments and testimony from service members whose Geiger counters read "off the scale" after the Ivy Mike detonation in 1952.

Celestial referenced the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) and subsequent scientific reviews that concluded Guam received measurable fallout; he described efforts to have Guam and other affected territories included in congressional compensation measures. Celestial and other witnesses said that previous declassification and advisory‑committee work (cited in published National Research Board reports) supports expanded inclusion.

Delegates from the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Palau, Pohnpei and Guam described local histories of contamination, cleanup efforts, and ongoing health consequences; speakers said that sites such as the Runit (Ronin) Dome and transfer of contaminated material remain unresolved and that community health impacts continue. Several delegates urged coordinated regional advocacy and asked APIL to establish a task force.

The assembly adopted a resolution requesting that the APIL president establish and appoint members to a task force on nuclear‑fallout impact and regional advocacy to coordinate information sharing, research and unified engagement with the United States and other partners. Delegates discussed sending materials and testimony to U.S. congressional offices and the Department of Justice, and called for a visible delegation, including U.S.‑based Micronesian communities, to press for compensation and remediation.