The external where various reccived by the returned 3ikinians will people are island complex. or children. consist dose located, and for what periods depend upon or time, within the Location in turn depends upon whether they are men, The returnees women, (see Age Distribution table) will probably of about equal numbers of men and women. to be spent in the four radiation domains The amount of time (village area, beach, Likely interior, and lagoon) by the various groups within the population are shown in Table 1. Probably the most time will be spent in the village area, where the dose rate is intermediate between beach and interior levels. The dose rate may be reduced one half by covering the ground with an inch of clean sand or soil. This ing in essence will be done in the village area through the custom of coverthe dirt floor and the yard with several inches of polished coral pebbles. The expected integral dose to the population over various time intervals starting in 1970 is shown in Table 2. The actual internal dose derived from eating native foods is somewhat more difficult to assess. (lL) As in the past, However, the natives will tenance from the lagoon and ocean. Jimieced, pandanus, foods, meal, ac least at etc. (3) three points should be borne in mind. first, doubtless (2) due to the take much of their sus- Edible land plants will be severely sparcity of fruit-bearing coconut, The Bikinians have become accustomed to eating new and will probably continue and powdered milk. to eat such things as rice, The only radionuclides of biological found in foodstuffs collected at Bikini were 905, , 137¢5 and flour, canned importance 2>Fe. Other