to
perm't
more
malgnancies. .One ebad thing
does not justify another."
5; To prove that Enjebi is
safe i: !3 comoarec with the
city
oof
Denver.
Denver,
however, has some of the
highes: ¢ atamination levels
cl anyplace in the United
States. Dr. Bartell said of the
Sencer and Brill study that
"the authors mignt better cal!
for federal asistance for the
peonic of Colorado" than to
urge a reiurn to Enjebi which
has
radiation
levels
that
“match another poilutec or
high risk area."
6) Cancer is focused on as
the maor health problem that
cof
feet oon
Enews rh,
The aiscussion omits mention
of
hypothyroidism,
aplastic
anemi2,
premature
aging,
benign tumers and other such
disorder, ‘whicn Marsnallese
from
other
radiaticn-contaminated
radiation
a precise
doses
matter, but
an average dose
186
millirems.
monitoring of the environment
will prevent that exposure.
Indeeo, the people wii! be
to
the
is rad:zion in the food chain.
iv meapee are to eat any food
wos
oh
fromthe
stands ieey wil
exposure, because even if the
people do not
thai after all the money spent
on nuclear testing, a farge
environmental
and
medical
program is about to begin for
Enewetak, Bikini, Rongelap
and Utirik. Mitchell asserts,
however, that ‘his program
will "protect the people from
ANY
radiation
exposure
will
environment
the
because
ce constantly monitored to
any
of the
int>
radiation
the
food
eat
any focal
foods,
they
will
stil be
exposec to radiation fram the
ervironment {by breathing cr
tnr-cugh cuts in the skin, etc...
Additionally,
aitnough
presuv at! y there will ce some
aivferences from othe Birkin,
momitoring
ana
the
nedica,
TOM LOMING pragrams that wil:
be comacted 3: Enewetak, rt
shew
be
recalies
countiess
studies
cf
envronment
passing
residual
a
is gratifying to see
prevent
of
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is
mstance).
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about
recemye concentrated amounts
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momtering cf inewetak car
prevent
any
radiation
average
is
given
for
a
population it may be beiow
what is being called a “sa‘e"
level, althcugh some peontle
must have received dos-higher than the average ‘2s
at.
Bikini
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tor
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receive
radiation on the islands, there
matter of estimates basea on
"average"
exposure.
An
average exposure means that
some people gei mare ani
some pei
less.
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an
it
contradicting
people
anc
were
on
conducted
rat
tne
ue
3:
Bikini during the 3970's. \2:
the United States authorities
were unable to precict tne
problems of radiation exposure
occurred
anc
~ that finally
forced the removal of the
people in 1978.
The
decision
of
the
Ene wetak people to return tv
their atoll has been based on
many different factors. Tnat
decision should be entirciy ur
to the people from Enewetak.
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maxing
that
decision,
however, they need to knoa
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radiation... not use this as
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radiation on all of their islands.
Since
there
is
residual
told they wouldnot have any
nealth prodiems from their
small exposure. 'n cach case,
turned
aut
to
be
what
Naccurate statements by tne
authorities led i
iresponsible
se ricus expesures oF hear
problems, inciuc.eg ceaths.
vf Terenclogy, says of ihe
Sericr anc Brill study thar
‘the objective should be to
rere
himself. He has just said that
the people on Enjebi_ will
exposed
told for years by the AEC and
the Department of Energy.
The people of Utrik were alsc
Scnovi
of
Nuciear
Enzuieering, Georgia Institute
beruae
Mitchell
what the residents of Utah
and Nevada in the U.S. were
naturaily, and furthermore are
, swlogicly much more toxic
than "natural. radionuclides.
Dr. Kar. Z. Morgan of the
=m
People."
Bikini people in 1969. This is
of Enewetak comes mostly
from plutonium, strontium and
cesium which do NOT occur
an
eg
be
exposed
to
dangerous
amounts of radiation." This is
what
the
Atomic
Energy
Commssion said about the
etc.) is added to this already
exsting hazardous amount of
radiation it simply means the
risk of health problems is
increased.
Moreover, the contamination
this
tee
depo
(from
radiation” exposure
nuclear tests, atomic energy,
reduc:
eee
from).
7)
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«says
"the
Enewetak people will NEVER
“Pe
bream ee
other
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pereericage
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