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15 Nov 61
CONTRACTOR
RADIATION
Basing his judgment on studies of Japanese atomic bomb
Rongelap natives, Clinton S$. Maupin, Reynolds Electrical and Engir@ering Company,
(REECo), radiological safety advisor, states, "An exposure limit of 3 per quarter and
5 R per year is obviously an extremely safe limit.""”’
27 Nov 61
POLICY
Seaborg states that the AEC is “exploring other means and locations in the
hopethat ... it would not be necessary to utilize Islands in the Trusteeship Territory”
should atmospheric testing be resumed."
15 Feb 62
CONTRACTOR
RADIATION
Biology
Results of surveys by the University of Washington Laboratory of Radiation
(LRB) at Bikini and 10 other central Pacific islands betwee
1954 and 1958
reveal that “radioactivity decreased with distance and direction" frqm the Enewetak
test site. Thus, islands within a 130-mile radius of the site exhiljited 10 or more
times the radioactivity of those surveyed outside this area, and the [major portion of
the radioactivity was deposited at or close to the test sites at Enewetak and Bikini
Atolls.” In addition, islands east of the Bravotestsite, i.e., Bikar, Likfep and Rongerik,
“contained relatively high amounts of radioactivity.". These surveys Blso showed
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zirconium”, and cesium’”wererelatively high in some samples; ang that strontium”
was found usually in very low amounts.”
7 May 62
ADMINISTRATION
In transferring to the Secretary of the Interior the responsibility for civil
administration of all sections of the T.T., Executive Order (E.O.) 14021 defines this
responsibility to include “all executive, legislative, and judicial authofity necessary for
that administration.". The President, however, retains the authority fo close areas in
the territory for security reasons and to determine how Articles 87
Charter and Article 13 of the trusteeship agreement apply to those
effective date is 1 July 1962.'°
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afeas closed. The
17 Aug 62
RADIATION
Chairman Anthony Celebrezze of the Federal Radiation Council (FRC) notes
that the FRC’s radiation protection guides, while not "specifically degigned for fallout
situations,” can be used to determine when “detailed” evaluationg
and “protective
action should be taken.” In addition, while the FRC assumes that sqmeslightrisk to
health exists from levels "even at or below the low levels set by thej Guides,” it does
not believe a major health hazard exists until the fallout measurements "are many
times above” these levels.'*'