Is there still radiation in the ground? How longwill it last? Yes, there is a little radiation left in the ground but it gets weaker and weakeras time goes by. Woman washing clothes It ts Itke dirty clothes. Ifyou wash them and lay them in the sun the dirt and poison will come away. The ground ts too big to wash like clothes so the rain does itforyou. ak If the radiationis still in the soil of these islands, whyis there norestriction of people movinginto these islands? Theradiationin the ground is so weak thatit is safe to live on the islands and eatthe foods. Thereis no place in the world that does not have someradiation in thesoil. Feast on Rongelap - 96 -