experts is that exposures at Bikini Atoll are expected to be acceptable.
Predicted exposures are well within the rediation safety standards set
by national and international bodies of experts provided certain pre-

cautions are taken.

The Committee of experts who evaluated the safety

of returning to Bikini Atoll recommended measures that should reduce
radiation exposures and insure that exposures remain acceptable for

all future time.
One recommendation is that periodic resurveys of Bikini Atoll should
be conducted that will provide a continual check on the radiation status
of the people and the environment end that will help form the basis for

decision as to the time of rehabilitation of islands outside of the BikiniEneu complex.

This continuing monitoring of the environment at Bikini

Atoll is no different than the monitoring conducted throughout the
United States wherein measurements of radiation and radioactivity in

foods are made .

It would be unusual not to meke such measurenents for.

the Bikini people considering such measurements are made for the people

in the U. S.
As to levels of radioactivity in foods in Bikini Atoll, two foods
should be mentioned, nemely, coconut crab and Pandanus.

The Committee

of experts did not recommend that. eating coconut crab be prohibited.

Rather, coconut crab should not be eaten in such quantity that it forns
@major part of the diet to the exclusion of other foods which generally

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