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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?