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suffering from conditions, including thyroid cancer, resulting from| exposure to the
Castle Bravo fallout. The U.S. government also has continued radiqfogical surveys of
the Marshalls and has mounted cleanup activities to make cogtaminated areas

Since 1947 the AEC, ERDA, and the DOE have been responsible for numerous

safety and health activities related to the Marshall tslands affected

nuclear testing.

In 1990 DOE Secretary James D. Watkins designated the DOE Office of Health as

the unit responsible for the DOE share of Marshall Islands programp. To assist it in
carrying out these duties, the Office of Health subsequently r@quested History
Associates to prepare a chronology on activities connected with [the nuclear test
activities in the Marshall Islands.

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