| UNITED STATES
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20545
JUL 8 1968
Chairman Seaborg
Commissioner Ramey
Commissioner Tape
Commissioner Johnson
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REPORT. F THE AD HOC COMMITTEE TO EVALUATE THE RADIOLOGICAL HAZARDS
OF RESETTLEMENTOF
THE BIKINI ATOLL
The meeting of expert consultants and survey team members, referred
to in my April 2, 1968, memorandum to the Commission, was held on
May 13-14, 1968, at the H Street office. §. Allan Lough, Assistant
Director for Radiological Physics, Division of Biology and Medicine,
served as chairman of the meeting.
The consultants reviewed and considered a large amount of data which
was the product of the survey of the Bikini Atoll conducted in AprilMay, 1967. The committee's report as submitted to me is enclosed.
The attendant documents examined are being held in this Division.
I concur in the conclusion and recommendations that the committee sub-~mitted. I recommend that the Commission convey to the Secretary of the
Interior that, if the committee's recommendations are observed, there
is no reason, from a radiological standpoint, why the Bikinian people
should not reestablish residence on the Bikini Atoll.
A draft letter to the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting this
recommendation is enclosed for the consideration of the Commission.
Also enclosed is a draft letter to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
to inform them of the latest developments in this area.
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