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PUBLICATIONS:
1.

W.L. Robison, W.A. Phillips, and C.S. Colsher, Dose

Assessment of Bikini Atoll, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory,

Rept. UCRL-51879, Pt. 5 (1977).

2.

W.L. Robison, V.E. Noshkin, and W.A. Phillips, Assessment

of Potential Doses to Populations from the Transuranic

Radionuclides at Enewetak Atoll, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory,

Rept. UCRL-52408 (1978).
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V.E. Noshkin and W.L. Robison, Consideration of the Impacts
of Soil Disposal on Northern Runit (Yvonne) Istand and the
Marine Environment, Report to DOE Headquarters, 8 p. (1977).

SCOPE:

This project will evaluate the radiological problems associated
with the resettlement of Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands including:
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alternate living patterns involving Bikini

Island,

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aiternate islands, e.g., Eneu [sland and Nam Island in the
northern section of Bikini Atoll, for primary residence,

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radiological implications of copra produced at Bikini Atol}
on the world market,

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economic impacts to the Bikini people and the Marshall

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long-term use of Bikini as more time-dependent data become
available.

Islands tf such crops are restrained from the world market,

We will maintain the data files and information both from Bikini and

Enewetak so that we can respond rapidly to DOE needs for Marshal}
Island assessments.

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RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROGRAMS:
This assessment program is closely related to the follow-up

research programs at the Bikini and Enewetak Atolls (189 Nos. LLL/ASEV-

80-5 and -22), to the continuing assessment of Enewetak Atoll, and to
past surveys at both atolls.

Results from this program will be

integrated closely with any future atoll] surveys.

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TECHNICAL PROGRESS IN FY 1978:

The initial dose assessment of Bikini and Eneu Islands at Bikini
Atoll (see publication No. 1) was completed. The predicted doses for
living patterns involving Bikini Island are more than double the

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