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Japtan was spared: It was never
used as test site or a place for housing those who ran the tests, most of
svhom lived on the main island of
Enewetak. A survey in 1973 by
American scientists found the radiation levels of Japtan to be the same’
as for Seattle and less than for Den-
ver. Fish in the lagoon were found
eafe to eat.
Ase result Japtan was selected as:
the point of first return. The people
are expected to live there for at least
the next three years, while the other
islands are cleared of structural de-
bris and radiation hazards and re-
planted with food-bearing trees.
. THE CLEANUP program, scheduled to begin next month, is under
the direction of the Defense Nuclear
Agency and will be carried out b
Americantroops at a cost of $20 million. The Energy Research and
Development Administration has responsibility for technical supervision
and for radiological monitoring and
surveying.
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Not until 1968 did the people get so
desperate that they mounted a protest.
THE ISLANDERS?’actions set in
motion congressional legislation in
1969 to pay $1.02 million to the people,
the money being placed in a trust
fund and the income divided among
the families, enabling them to buy
food and other necessities.
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Life was hdrd on Ujelang, which
has only a quarter the land area of
Enewetak.