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3.

REASSESSMENT

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the

questions
for
what

which

1978

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the

has

it

become

more

tbe

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asked:

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that

Rongelap

follow

have

that
been

robust.

the

technical

published

In

National

failed

us now attempt
the

doses

is

to

answer

the

calculated

habitable?

by DOE
If

not,

.

be noted

data

has

DOE-1982

Does

let

background,

be done?

should
More

as

Congress

correct?

should

1982.

foregoing

so

addition,

consider,

base

employed

that

the

we shall

Laboratory,

to

position

using

and also

has
original

since

meager

consider

the

an important

our

changed

sampling

findings

method

of

which

own findings.*

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The data
Northern
been

Harshall

planned

exposure

as

rates

Islands
an aerial

by DOE-1982
Survey

to

Neibaum,1981).

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support

vessel,

tbe

●

B.

Franke

states

only

tbe

consider

subsequent

recommendations.

1978

reconnaissance

(normalized

original

of

comprised

U.S.N.S.

that

findings
findings,

1 meter
were

the

results

of

(September-November)
to

above

map external
ground

employed,

the

which

bad

gamma-ray

level)

(Tipton

operating

from

&

a major

Wheeling.

the

enabling

and report.
and

a third

legislation
A second
group

calls

for

committee
should

study

should

execute

its

of

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