No radiological monitoring or mecical examinations were conducted on any Bikinians until the early 1970's, after a small group returned to Bikini Island. The group, at first consisting of workers, then expanded to family groups, periodically was radiologically monitored. In April 1978, some 99 of the 145 residents on Bikini island had whole body count examinations as well as medical examinations. These 145 residents were evacuated from Bikini Island in late August 1978. Some of this group have been given follow-up monitoring examinations since the August 1978 removal. Today there are over 900 Bikinians. Some 500 or so reside on Kili Island, another 140 live on Ejit Island near Majuro, some 100 or so live in Majuro, and another 100 or so live on Ebeye. scattered in other parts of the Marshalls. Small numbers are In 1969, after certain parts of Bikini Atoll were considered safe for resettlement, small numbers of Bikinians began to return to Bikini Island. The first returnees, as noted above, were workers in the cleanup and rehabilitation program started in 1970. Gradually, family members joined the workers and by the mid-1970's some 60 or so Bikinians were in residence on Bikini Island. By 1978, the group had grown to 145 individuals. It was this group that was evacuated from Bikini Island in late August 1978 when the Interior Department concluded that "body burden levels" exceeded acceptable standards. Cesium 137 ingestion from locally grown foods primarily appeared to be the cavse for the rising body burden Jevels. As a result, it now has been determined that Bikini Island mst be off limits for another 60 years. AMditionally, some 50-60 Marshallese of non-Bikinian descent lived and worked on Bikini Ialand for varying periods” between 1970-76. ee. individuals also must be considered. These There has also been close association, including inter-marriage, between the people of Rongelap and people of Bikini. At least one exposed Rongelapese and his family were resident on Bikini Island in 1978 when the last evacuation occurred. The latest resettlement proposal of the people of Bikini involves living on the island of Enev in the Bikini Atoll, probably on a rotation basis, and the maintenance of a community on Kili Island. Should this proposal be feasible, health care must be planned for (1) the Kili Island community, (2) a possible community on Eneu Island, Bikini Atoll, (3) a small Bikini community in Majuro, and (4) several hundred other Bikinians residing at Ebeye and other parts of the Marshalls. (c) Enewetak In 1947, the 142 residents of Enewetak Atoll also were evacuated from their home atoll. They were settled on Ujelang Atoll, which lies 124 miles southeast of Enewetak, in the Northern Marshalis. From 1946 to 1958, there were 43 test detonations performed at Enewetak Atoll.