877 ve coconuts. They oy were drmking “IDENTS y drink the milk toad and weter? Puterion on whyert ‘© his friends in Ts there anything else contaminated that they eat bes: les eacar at Mr. Oo pe Bree ve. Pariditnus and other foe) sobs -t Mr. Yares. Are those infected too? Mr. O. pe Brat. Weare told they are infecten alse Le rOps Mr Yorrrs. Albviedit. go ahead, Mr Deal, Mr. Dean. The fast slide. you asked tis te tel! yon “he status of what we knew of Enon Island. Mo. Yarres. We would like toa know what the statas of Bikini ws as well, {The charts follow:{ MEASURED RADIATION DOSE—BIKINI ISLANDERS {REM per year] 1974 197? 1978 0 2n0 -003 to 06? 0. 200 - 088 to 538 Q 200 - 070 to . 980 . 288 to. 738 - 270 to 1 180 ' ‘tion? wl under me the mm. The feeding 19TT, and ample ered, have been mad staying with ist them in the on to believe the ‘lence of tineonthem’? Did vou rnd fresh foods myself in what to that. beeuse stance, tothe cacanuts comnts and the f the Marshall will drink the iadically, They eonuts tn ther 1? drink the mill st eating the them frani entds or cut down Externa) _. taternal. Total . oe ones . see cee wees ee toe 20310 267 Note’ Federal standayd for individuals equals D5 REM per year, SCATUS~-ENUE JTSLaNps External radiation: i rem/year, Cocetnt CFG Creesi: US measurements Oo to 6 times previous estinui tes, Other Pood crops: Sseniples now berg anabyzed, Sry water wells: 3 not potable thigh silty: 3 may be potable hut; radiatian Dieasurements mary exceed IEPA stanecerids. Mr. Yoavrrs. Have vou decided that from now on you are not going to pernut people ta live on Bikini any more? Obviously they cant live there df they are going to continne to he infected, right 2 Mr. Divan. Tight. ves. sir Mro Yaris. Seas arias vou know, Bikini Psland is throagh as an area for living. . Mir Draw Yessir, probably ancdif we vet another 30 years, The half life of cestam is 30 years, sot the end of 80 years there would be onehalf the amount of cestaa: remaining. For every 30-year period there: after. the cesium decays ta one-half its value. BASIS OF 19GRK DECISEON ON TERENE Mr. Yarns. Why were people alowed to go back there in 19¢2 Who niadde Chit decision 4 Mis. Vas Crrvn. Ma. Charman. Mr. Voartrs. Your friend in Tutertor? Go ahead, please, Mrs, Van Cleve. Mero Vax Chiat. Phe President of the United States made the de- cision in August 1968, Mr. Yarns. Aeting upon whose advice / a Mis. Vax Crivi. He atnnonneed that the people of Bikini could re- turn on the basis of advice received fron: experts bired by the Ataniic Energy Cotmussion who said that) Bikini wits a fe for haman habitation, Eee peereneeee . takeoffice?