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1267th anc 2° _AEC_ 125/30 - Return of Rongelapese to Their Home Island
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Dr. Dunham reviewed AEC 125/30 - Return of Rongelapese to
: ” Their Home Island, which recommended that the Commission adopt .
7a position that the Rongelapese, who were displaced from their
island by tests during Operation CASTLE, could be returned to
their home island in the Marsnall Islands as soon as rehabilitation has been completed.
Dr, Dunham said studles had been made of the external
radiation hazard
hazard
to the Rongclapese as well as
in contaminated food.
the strontium 90
He said radiation exposure of
these people would not exceed the maximum permissible body
burdens of 100 Sunshine units as established by the National
Conmittee on Radiation Protection.
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In response to a comment by Mr. Vance, Dr. Dunham said
he di@ not believe
there was anv evidence
that the Rongelapese
did not want to return to their home island.
Mr. Libby commented on the cxtensive studies which had
been made of the soil and of the plant life of the
well as the fish in the surrounding waters.
island as
He said he did not
“yf
“believe there is any problem in returning the people but sur-
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