“COMPARISCN C F AND BIKINI #20 The Enewetax Acoll cleraup, renabilizzticn, and resettlement crocgram was oreceded by a similar srotect at Bikini Atcll. In Cecember 1966, the Atomic Enersyv Commission (AEC) (now cart of DCE) at the request of DCI, egreed to determine if 3ixini Atoil and its lacgocn were sasSe icr hacitation. n peril ané May 1967, AEC made an extensive raciological survey of the atoll. A year was required to anaivze the raciation Gata and environmental samples collected euraag sae survey, data from all orevious surveys, anc TT>I reports concerning the living nabits and diets of the secs te. sf Bikini. after review:ne all available date, an ad hee ccnmittee of eight consultants arppointec by AEC concluded thst radiation offered no sicnificant threat to the health and safety of any of the scecpie ci Bikini who might elect répatriation. The committee also recommendec actions that wesld further reduce ™xcosure to radiaticn-~for example, dietar: subciements, cericéic survevs of tne atoll, and vadicartive saésecd cn the favorable Findings of scrap removal. the && hee mai tte: ané the expressed Gesires cf the pesole ci Bikini, the s ecre tary cf tne ratercior recommended to the President that the tnri- ted Stgtes 2x2 action as necessary to retcrn che people of Bikini to their home atoll.. In 1962 the fresident announced tract tne recslie of Bixini would be returnei ts thelr former home. Cleanss and ftenabilitation work ceczin in Fenruary L9E:. wCD and AEC were ressonsiole for the cleanct and tne raciclogical health and safety espects ci the cl2anup, and COr was respons:sie for rehabilitation and vreseztiement. The cusancre was comrleted in Cetober 1959. The AEC certified that the mregram of radiolsgical scrap rexsval, enviroamen- téi samelinc, anc ceneral radioactive cleanup nac been sat2SFactoriiyv comsieted. 7”. ~ q ‘ < . = : me The Bikini srotect was the focus cf= recent cublicir: &éncg congressional cencern when excessive ccanctities cf racicactive alemeantz were cetected in some 7c the secp.s 2aVins there. ese cisccveriles triiceréc = CCl Secisicn -= = s eo Soe . . * awe 2CElIN mM ste e « . = * . * = .* _o- = —_= - wm ee ~ mee < TENLnNstzc s 2 oe 9001495 aS Fl =. SfLlL -@2 “7: ee . ‘ w2iVinc ‘a =_ 7 m@rltasée CN ase es arte a) Sievin — ah me eke Et ee =: i INS = _m - : ° *,. = enews wee me we -—_—"*" ' ~~ = «= = - =e —__ Sl = Zar = . — we. - ts saa.ns. -22éi ann Tier -_ -— 7 7s al 8g Re weenie ‘— met tertt rewlee se . mite “wm z2 ~e = = LE.SNG aco3in SmSystae —_ oe —- “=~ wese ee oe tee mas Tame ~ mot SOME TROLIGStTLVS Enc ilitcsec ci, elt .s 4 . - . Teco. 2 - mG" — mii Bee ~ . - oad 22 mas lite favrercis a — ‘ AL TSE.5CSt2 saan . - - &28 —_—=- = — = s%E-Ttle week ame re a me Gonteminetec Enewersx Soll LE celine excolsee Meress tnere was ml cleanest ri Fsen ctne- ee Eisini. LNsestSs. tes os SNL LAS “Mererver, resiietcts Gir INSEE INS FI oe ~ oan IST ene 22° = LIT ws == 3 - VEears. ine .— Slt,