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The people of Enewetak and Bikini are certain to
be affected by that kind of public debate.
that radiation constitutes no danger at all.
Some will advocate
Others will
express great alarm and fear with even that amount of radiation
which is quite naturally part of the environment anywhere in
the world.
The private worry and anxiety and public embarrassment
can be very real individual problems, in the absence of any
detectable health effects.
The only solution is true
understanding and an education program to impart that underStanding.
The People of Rongelap and Utirik
The cloud formed by the Bravo explosion at Bikini atoll
in 1954 was carried by the winds so far eastward that it
deposited significant amounts of radioactive material at
the atolls of Rongelap, Ailinginae and Rongerik.
At its
eastern-most extension, there was fallout at Uterik atoll.
Since there were no measuring instruments on those islands
at the time, the precise dosimetry is not available, but
various personnel were sent to each of those islands within
about two days to arrange for evacuation of the people and
to attempt to determine the extent of radiation exposure.
Deposition of radioactive material varied considerably
from-atoll to atoll and among the islands at each.
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