i ae re ee ne see ae A ae Mei etm

er

ee nee

Standard under the London Dumping Convention (26 U.S.T. 2403, T.I.A.S.
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8165)

a

has

not

International

Te

been

Atomic

established.
Energy

Agency,

The
is

Convention's
studying

advisor,

the matter

and

the
has

proposed that the standard be stated in terms of dose rather than of

i

specific-activity of dumped material

-

On this basis, the annual

(IAEA-TECDOC-244,

The external dose would stem

from boating or swimming, the internal

-

1981).

dose to the average Bikinian should not

exceed 1 mrem as a result of dumping.
er

Vienna

dose from sea

food.

We note

that this 30-year standard totals 30 mrem, compared to 5000 mrem for
Tandborne exposure,
30.

EPA regulations will
U.S.

_

apply if the work

is

done

by an agency of the

However, if the funds are given to the Bikini people directly or

to an agency of the Marshall

Islands

government, who then assign the

contracts, the regulation of environmental

impact may be outside the

jurisdiction of EPA, and therefore might be more or less confining.

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