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