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LOS ANGELES TIMES,
MONDAY,
JULY
4,
1977
BIKINUATS
SiaeesensLeWith BRDA“founc
that, well.waler'on, BikipiIsland, th
EG-Vecommendedthat.
yepoyeafrom areas’‘surrounding’food':|
lanuingsandbe’réplaced: by-sail trom’:
ee
aoperalions’ ae
vatERD
eo
land mass on the26islands‘a’
ss
cleanup. operations in.jhe:
eentes
esos of:exteonal radiation to: person
diving.“in houses, already:builtZor.th
disland‘would amount.to- about 70%'0
‘the 30-year federal guidarice Ymik=,
phils leaves:little. margin: for addt=
ene
ackt
sLeantarinlipa aniti
“Honal. radiation! dosés.:that may:be
Boteritially: received by.intake of.ra:
igaueljdesi:.via « ‘groundwater,viand¢
“Watious food chains,the.“study ‘said
“Tt is’ clear’ il"ethatresidents.‘in
houses Duilt within’ the‘interior. of Bit
ini Island, will receive 30--year exte
‘aldoses“exceeding the guide’yalue,
“yAlthough no jllnesses due to radia-,/
, tion. have been: identified -on, Bikini
tha radionuclides found there. have all
‘Beenassociated awith,Varlous forms.of
‘eancer,-including Jeukemia,’ cancer.“ok
Lhe’ vone ‘and ot the divers Phe-tongs
ermefiects of low- levelyadiation are
mpotyet well understeod. 7.
~ Federal, officials pelievey:however;
thal it wold |be premature:to decide
hat ine istanders sh ould nat remal
ion Bikini. it “nase
assessthe possible havardsiz
Jess’Tadigactive:islandgPhis Aye not!
he
ynd surround!
fahdsesttor be.courtevicoral,
nd. sand.taken.from:te
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conurbationor.reefs:Neither|
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ese eeomimendationsaay
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“0eveased; Rap.fyaidanfonce. itt become
clear what:measures the’ people! ca
take to reduce radiation’ exosure lo:
insignificant levels when they return
!Peoble- read‘the firstiline-or thay;
‘Butthese .“oplions,*, as federal offi
jecommendations, thatisaidtne peopls:;
lals-call. them; such’ as ‘not idrinking-
could goback:fdon't;thinkthere:Wag.
well Awater.or eating. food: grownzon 7 much
Tecognition:of ‘or:understanding
ji
‘Bikini, Island;‘present enormous‘so
‘cial, “cultural: institutional,’ and ulti
mately political problems jor the'U.®
“government j.its role as trustee ove
Micronesia‘:
ib-The:,history’
ithe sesellemen
program: so far,Andicates
of fulure ‘obstacls ;
WhenthéeoldAloinic Energy"Com
‘mission’ was first consulted about-th
“possibility: of allowing people’ to re
“turn to-Bikini, it relied thal resell
of the Test-of the advice,’7s idTomFS
McCraw; arstaff: member ‘orSERDA’S ‘
division of environmentalsafety,
iWe'vei got:.to!shhare!.aflo
blame: because:weldiidn't: “g9" around.
beating’Lie hushes iryjng to explain,"rs
said* Joe:“Deals “assis tant"‘director’,Jor
health protection’With:RDA;“iWe're’:
making ag reat deal |mo ee
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“ment was “possible, but madta,a num
becof recommendations.”
a
af “hhwuld bea “gross injusticeto:say
“According to a suit filedby the. Bi
dn a Reading thatBikini ij s Nol accep~lini peonlein feceral court in Hawaii, . °
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