Ray:
That is correct.
Marshallese:
Now in some atolls where there is higher radioactive present,
the people living there will ingest or have some of that in their bodies.
That will be higher than other atolls where it is smaller, like Likiep and
Mejit and some of those.
Nevertheless, people living there, as they live
there, they will continually be absorbing or taking in these radionuclides.
Is that correct?
Ray:
That is correct.
Marshallese:
Ray:
I just wanted to ask this for my own clarification.
And, all three of the statements are correct.
But I would like to
emphasize as is shown in the booklet, that for most of these places those
numbers are very, very small and that the radioactive dose, because of
that, is comparable to radioactive, radiation dose that people experience
in lots of other places, lots of other conditions in the world.
Marshallese:
If there had not been tests conducted in the Marshalls, then
these levels would even be lower than this.
Even though you say they are
low, nevertheless, they are higher than they would have been or were prior
to the testing of the atomic weapons?
Ray:
Yes, certainly that's true.
Marshallese:
It seems to me yesterday the request was made that Wotji be
surveyed; and if indeed there is going to be a survey of Wotji, I would
request that Taongi further north.
The people of Utrik are interested in
that atoll for purposes of planting and increasing our food supply as our
population increases.
So it is of concern to us what the radioactivity of
that atoll is and I would suggest that if there is additional surveys
conducted for Wotji as requested yesterday then I would like that atoll]
also surveyed.
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