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5.

DISCUSSION

The
report

conclusions

are

from

AND RECOHHENDATIONS

(a)

quite

soil

reached

and

the

The

straightforward.

and

issues

vegetation

raised

dose

externally,

by

received

and

(b)

the
is

from

body

due

the

of

to

this

radiations

food

eaten.

/’---)
The

review

The

whole-body

theirs;

has

rem.

dose

for

(DOE-1982

shown

the

and

red

marrow
are

that

erestimated
now

reported

ours)

I conclude

thaf’DOE-l

it

well

(1.25

is

40%

below

a return

rem,

to

30-year)

(1.34

the

the

is

rem).

current

residence

1978

one-half

Both

U.S.

P
la

adultise.

sets

of

values

whole-body

on Rongelap

/7

of

guide

Island

of

5

is

permissible.

(The
later,

5.1

doses

would

be

Living

about

the

report

are

for

The

1978.

current

dose,

10 years

20% less.)

simple

conditions

leaving

in

former

one

(a)
purchased
as
(b)
Special

this

Assumptions

Within

that

in

on return

1985.
and

when

In particular,
thus

the

much money

Food

on

should

should

supply

addition,
Assistance

be

the

be

the

was
ship

would

return

the

meet

food consumed

The

In

statement

in

Program,

diet

part

available

should

raised
at

received
which

tacit

to

those

be

equivalent

assumptions.

prior

to
to

the

conditions.

locally,

regular

now as

but

several

equivalent

following

visited

families

are

intervals.

was

available

foods
has

but

only

also

I assume
then.

distributed
one

was

by the

more year

to

USDA
go.

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