social activities, and, if so, are there any actions that could be taken or

restrictions imposed that would keep exposures within acceptable criteria?"
Within this framework ci data and basic questions, the Task Group has
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focused attention on the following options (see Fig.

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a.

No return of the Enewetak people.

b.

No radiological cleanup.

This clearly represents a no-cost, no~-radiation-dose option.

Just as

clearly, it runs contrary to the expressed wishes of the Enewetak people.

In

addition, choice of this option cannot be defended using current radiation protection philosophy and standards since the predicted expos ures for persons living

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on the southern islands, are well within acceptable standards .~
tion IL
a.

Return to the southern islands (ALVIN-KEITH).

b.

Agriculture limited to the southern islands.

c.

Travel restricted to the southern islands.

d.

No restrictions on fishing.

e.

No radiological cleanup.
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This im: option,with.zero cost for radiological cleanup that results
en

in population doses well
1 belowtheguides,(RowJ
A of ‘Tables 1-4):

It differs

from later options in that it leaves the problems of contaminated scrap in
many areas of the atoll, and the Pu in soil on YVONNE, IRENE, and in the burial
sites on SALLY, plus generally contaminated areas on ALICE, BELLE, CLARA,

and PEARL, unresolved.

Such a choice would establish the need for off-limits

areas in perpetuity, at least for YVONNE, since the metallic Pu is expected
to be present on the surface of the island indefinitely unless cleanup is

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