against the United States or
Trust Territory
by reason of their use of Bikini Atoll.”
also expressly agreed:
”
".
.
Governments
The signatories
.that any future claims by
Bikinians based on the use of Bikini
by the Governments of the United States
ox the Trust Territory or on the moving
of the Bikini people from Bikini Atoll
to Kili Island shall be against thein
and not against the Government." *
In 1975, Congress passed Public Law No.
94-34 which
authorized and appropriated an additional $3 million in
@X gratia payments as
on the atoll.
compensation
for use of
the
land
Congress passed PublicLawNo.
95-134 which authorized an additional $100,000 for the
Finally, a. clean-up was conducted in
Bikini community.
- 31969 and rehabilitation in the early 1970's.. Some $4 ~
million were expended in this program.
However, recent
studies leave in question the effectiveness of this
program.
In 1977,
.
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To summarize,
from March
1946
the
to ore)
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\
Ople lest the use of Bikini Atoll
In compensation
for
the
loss
of the land, the pedpié
were given use and occupancy of
416 acres of substitute land on Rongerik Atoll from 1946
to 1948 and about 200 acres of substitute land on Kili
Island from 1948 to the present.
In addition, ex gratia_
payments have been made in the. amount of $3,425,000,
to
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=
compensate the people for the loss of use of ‘the atoll.
Finally, a clean-up and rehabilitation program was
completed at a cost of approximately $4 million.
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Other Atolls.
Other than as described above, no nuclear testing
was conducted by the United States in the Marshall Islands.
However,
Test Bravo detonated at Bikini Atoll
on March l,
1954, had impacts on other. atolls to the north because
an unexnected high yield combined with an unpredicted
1
shift in winds.
As.a result, the radioactive cloud
deposited fallout on Rongelap and Utirik Atolls, and
perhaps elsewhere.
The 82 people residing on Rongelap Atoll and the
158 people residing on Utirik Atoll were evacuated
*
.
.
.
:
.
In March 1966, the Iroij of Bikini accepted $15,000
and gave to the Trust Government a release of all of his
xights to the atoll.
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