SE 2 OF 4 PAGES 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 4 Wales to:come’anes conurbationor.reefs:Neither| | ese eeomimendationsaay : “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 ‘elifort.10 go - atouind.anda rake os “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, . ° gum «501318! ob Ls had! toonahaun BS 19,"|the first being frat rs, Please1Turn ‘Io toPage 18, Col: ve