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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

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