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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

741

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

756

Interior

757

Eneu.

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estimating long-term radiation doses on Eneu was Similar to

759

the

760

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

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