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Radiation Studies Training Program
for Marshall Islands

I. Objective:

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To help the residents of the Marshall Islands understand

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radioactivity and radiation and the possible effects of radiation
on human health.

Il. Approach:

Teachers and other qualified Marshallese will be trained

and prepared to convey knowledge about radiation and radiation
effects to the residents of the several atolls and islands.

This

could be done as part of their regular classroom work and/or as
part of a continuing education program for both children and adults.

IIT. Elements of the Program

A.

Training Teachers

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REPOS!TORY

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Training of Marshallese teachers and other qualified Marshallese
would be accomplished through one or more of the following:

1.

helping develop a radiation studies curriculum by
participating in the curriculum development meetings
currently being held at Majuro in the Marshall Islands;

2.

teaching a radiation studies course in the continuing
education program conducted at Majuro for teachers;

3.

bringing teachers to PNL or other national laboratories
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