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subcommittee,
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Situation since
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32
which has actively followed the Bikini
1978.
Many of the same questions raised in
1978,
and again in
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1979
740
people living on Bikini
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following
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cesium-137
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States and Trust Territory Governments presented a document
744
to
745
will
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governments will accordingly undertake a program for. the
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permanent
and
the
1980,
disclosure
Bikinians
In
to
that
stating
their
In
1978,
body
burdens
when
the
of radioactive
Federal standards,
that
''Some
remain on Kili
rehabilitation
1980,
today.
Island were again moved off
greatly exceeded
choose
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remain unanswered
of
the
indefinitely,
the
Bikini
and
United
people
the
of Kili.*'
I outlined the
details of ea comprehensive
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rehabilitation
program
750
subcommittee.
Yet little action has been taken in the last
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three
improve
752
753
years
to
for
the
Kili in
testimony before
plight of
the
this
Bikinians.
Immediate action to upgrade Kili and Ejit is urgently
needed,
since the United States has declared that Bikini
Atoll is off-limits for resettlement for 20 to 60 years.
In May
1979,
the Department of Energy wrote to the
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Interior
757
Eneu.
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estimating long-term radiation doses on Eneu was Similar to
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the
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Department
DOE stated
concerning
that the
radiological
degree
of
conditions
uncertainty
on
in
problems found on Enewetak Atoll.
Based
on
these
uncertainties,
an Environmental Impact