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RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS RELEVANT 10 ENIWETOK GUIDANCE

Within the United States essentially all radiation protection
activity is based on issuances of the
Federal Radiation Council (FRC)
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP)
‘International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)
Standards adopted and published by these bodies are in regular,
day-to-day use; they provide the bases for judgements and recommendations pertaining to radiation protection at Eniwetok Atoll in the
years ahead as it relates to cleanup, rehabilitation and reoccupation
of the islands by the Eniwetok Atoll People.

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RADIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR REOCCUPATION OF ENIWETOK ATOLL

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in manner different from that used for a proposed nuclear facility
or at a laboratory where radioisotopes or ionizing radiation generating
machines are to be used.

At Eniwetok radioactive contamination is

distributed in the environment and the owners of the atoll are absent

at a radiologically safe location.

The problem is finding the

procedure, assuming one exists, through which all or part of the
atoll can be made safe as the permanent home for the Eniwetok

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