consumption

of

local

food

prohibited for 80 years.
use of Bikini

{except

fish)

and

In effect, this would

It would

also

require

a

water

would

be

preclude any agricultura

and could limit the agricultural

circumstances.

ground

use of Eneu under certair

continuing

radiation

monitorin«

program of soil and plants and a large, reliable food-importation program.
As
feasible

a

alternatives.

policy should
are

the

scientific
be

committee,
Whether

instituted

is

responsibility of the

Bikini-Kili Council?

we

the

do

not

direct

a decision
Federal

advocate

approach

or

any

one

the

wait-it-ou'

involving value

Government and the

of

the

judgments

tha‘

Bikinians.

The

has informed the Committee (August 14, 1984) that the

“wait-it-out" approach is not acceptable to it.

a

In the following sections we set out the detailed information or

the

distribution

radiation

dose

specific

of

and

plans

(Section 4).

soil
its

for

contamination

dependence on

eliminating

diet

or

Section 4.5 compares

(Section

2),

(Section

the
3),

countering

calculation 07
and

soil

the relative merits

the

various

contaminatior

of such

plans

anc

notes some additional studies that are required to gauge their reliability
and power.

by

the

The general

assessment

technical
Contents).

model

information
Section

interrelationships of these factors are illustratec

5,

presented

are
the

itn

referred
final

to

one,

Figure

the
notes

3.

Appendices
the

planning, which is not dealt with in this report.

5000015

6

Those

desiring

(see

Table

more

of

importance of community

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