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George M. Allen, Esquire
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September 19, 1975
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Depending on the case involved it may
be appropriate to double this risk to include the
internal radiation exposure resulting from the food
chain.
You can make the corrections for different
assumptions about the dose rate and the number of
people involved. The people of Bikini presented with
this type of estimate should decide whether it is an
acceptable level of risk. My own opinion is that it
is too high, but its not my homeland.
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In any event you should require the ERDA
(and the other government) scientists to estimate the
number of cancers and genetic effects rather than
simply comparing the doses to the current radiation
protection standards (which in my opinion are inadequate).
Sincerely,
TQBa
Thomas 8B. Cochran
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