DRAFT 20 Bikini people to severalislands, islets, and land parcels in the trust territory public domain and for $325,000 for those with rights in Bikini Atoll.’”° 27 Nov 56 RADIATION The Advisory Committee on Biology and Medicine (ACBM) recommendsthat the Rongelapese be returned to their islands. To avoid an appreciable genetic risk to the U.S. population, the committee also recommends approval of a level of 10 roentgens in 10 years for criteria for off-site exposure to fallout for U.S. continental tests. 1957 ADMINISTRATION CONTRACTOR RADIATION Seven Marshall Islanders are brought to Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) for tests to determine precise body burdens, including total body gamma activity. Argonne scientists have not yet obtained complete test results, according to information given at a JCAE hearing. Dr. Robert A. Conard of BNL is responsible for annual medical surveys of the Marshallese.'” , 6 Feb 57 ADMINISTRATION RADIATION RELOCATION The AEC/DBM director recommends the return of the Rongelapese to their home as soon as rehabilitation is completed and the continuation of medical inspections and radiation surveys on the island. He bases his recommendations on projected statistics. Extrapolation of data suggests that gamma doses on Rongelap “would notgreatly exceed (if at all)” 0.5 roentgens for the first year and would decline in later years. The director compares these figures to those recommended by the NCRP for adult workers of 0.3 roentgens per week with "a restriction and for population as'a wholeof a total of 14 million rem per million of population" over the first, 30. years’ of life. He also projects that the average concentration of strontium” might be less than 360 Sunshine units and, with the elimination of land crabs, 107 Sunshine units. (A Sunshine unit equals 0.001 of the permissible body burden. The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) allows 100 Sunshine units for adult workers.)'™' The AEC division of military application (DMA) also accepts responsibility to fund the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Rongelap at a projected cost of $280,000. 21 Feb 57 RELOCATION The AEC approves the return of the Rongelapese to their home island as soon as rehabilitation of the island is completed.'* Prior to 27 May 57 ADMINISTRATION RADIATION on The commanderof JTF-7 designates a representative for each off-site location outside the PPG. The representative is responsible for the radiological safety of the COURS 18