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761
Statement prepared for the
762
recommended a tightening of applicable U.S.
763
guidelines from 500 millirem per year to 250 milliren.
764
Applying
the
Enewetak
resettlement of Enewetak had
criteria to
Eneu.,
765
"'Even
766
on
767
Enewetak criteria for about 20-25 years.'’
with
Eneu
768
imported
could
not
food,
be
the
expected
radiation
DOE concluded that
radiation doses
to
be
in
to the
compliance
Even with the stringent conditions being met,
people
with the
the dose
769
predictions
770
which had been adopted by the U.S. Government for Eneu.
771
Some
for
Eneu would exceed
the
250 millirem standard
of the numbers are below 500,
but every dose estimate
772
we
773
for the
774
millirem, even with these very stringent requirements being
775
imposed.
have
776
seen
and
is
Bikinians,
Based
on
this
contained
in
the
DOE booklet prepared
does have a predicted dose over 250
et ee eee
information which was
first presented
777
preliminary form in May
778
Department of
779
Congress and the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory
780
that
781
site for the
782
783
could no
leaders,
longer
for
two
years
informed
be
considered
1,
1979,
ago,
the
as
the
Bikinians,
a resettlement
Bikinians.
stating:
"'AL] of us
used
'79,
promptly
By letter dated June
784
785
Eneu
Interior
of
in
DOI wrote to the Bikini
;
here
residence
for
deeply regret
at
least
that
another
Eneu Island
20-25
years,
cannot be
since