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Dr.
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1979
EINGEGANGEN
Drexler
28. Juni 1979
Institut fur Strahlenschutz
1 ARR FF.
FIO. 627-5005
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Gesellschaft fur Strahlenforschung
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D 8042 Neuherberg,
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Germany
Dear Dr.
Drexler:
I am counsel for the people of Bikini, who were moved
off their atoll in 1946 so that the United States could conduct
nuclear weapons tests.
I am writing to seek your assistance
in reviewing the methodology, results and conclusions of recent
radiological and medical studies at Bikini.
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From 1946 to 1958, the United States detonated 23
nuclear devices at Bikini, including the March 1, 1954 hydrogen
bomb test "Bravo."
In 1967, nine years after President Eisen-
hower declared a moratorium on atmospheric nuclear testing,
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
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conducted a radiological survey
of Bikini to measure its safety.
An Ad Hoc Committee appointed
by the AEC reviewed the results of the survey and declared that
Bikini was "once again safe for human habitation." The report
concluded:
"The exposures to radiation that would result
from the repatriation of the Bikini people do
not offer a significant threat to their health
and safety."
Accordingly, on August 12, 1968, President Johnson announced
that radiation levels on Bikini Atoll] were low enough to allow
safe resettlement.
US DOE ARCHIVES
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