tis la Oo ct + 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 -40-