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Comparison with Enewetak Atoll
ikini and
for
the
Znmewetak Atcils
own chier and owned land vients in
United
the soucnern half or the atcil.
States
nuciear testing program for
2958,
1946 to
Many
tests were conducted in the northern
necent requests 5v oth the
half of
the atoll; and we found that
Zikini and Enewetak >eople to return
the major residence island. ingebi,
to their nome atolls have led to
was contaminated.
detailed radiological survevs to
of the
determine the status of the atolls so
relatively "clean".
that the impact,
the Enewetak assessment indicate that
if any,
of restric-
atoll,
The southern half
on the other hand,
is
The results of
tions placed upon living patterns anda
a living pattern involving Engebi
life styles as a result or the cose
Tsland for both residence and agricul-
assessment can be estimated.
ture involves potential doses in
The
atolls are located within 180 nautical
excess of regulatory guides, while
miles of each other in the northern
living patterns in the southern half
Marshall Islands.
of the atoil lead to doses similar to
They have essen-
tially the same topography, soil chen-
istry, rainfall, and biota.
those in the United States (1).
In addi-~
The situation of Bikini Atoll is
tion to these physical similarities,
somewhat similar.
the distribution of radionuclide con-
islands used for residence were Bikini
tamination in the islands used for
and Eneu (see Fig. 1).
residence and the potential impact
living on Bikini Island ow land
upon living patterns are somewhat
rights on that island as do those peo-
similar.
ple living on Eneu.
The two major
The people
Bikini Island was
heavily contaminated as a result of
At Enewetak Atoll the major residence islands of the Enewerak people
the Bravo event; Eneu was contaminated
prior to their relocation in 1947 were
to a lesser degree, but, as will be
Engebi Island in the northern half of
seen,
the atoll and Enewetak, Medren, and
the southern half of Enewetak Atoll.
Japtan Islands in the southern half of
the atoll (see Fig.
5).
is still more contaminated than
The survey of Enewetak Atoll was
conducted in 1972-73 and the resulting
The people
living on Engebi Island (dri Engebi)
assessment published in 1973. 2°
had their own chief
tional information on annual doses and
(Iroj) and owned
Addi-
land rights in the northern islands,
impacts of remedial actions were pub-
and the people living on Enewetak
lished in the AEC Task Group Report.”
“sland (dri Enewetak) aiso had their
Recommendations on the use of Enewetak
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