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Did we people on Utirik get as much radiation as the people on Rongelap?
No, because Utirik is farther awayfrom Bikini than Rongelap. One way to measure radiation is by counting the “rads”. Belowis the number of rads the people
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People on Rongelap.............0..00:ee 175 rads
People on Ailinginae..........0.0.00:0 ee 69 rads
Americans on Rongerik......0..000.0 ee 70 rads
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