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ERDA's SUGGESTED RESPONSE AND/OR COMMENTS (Continued)
Territory representatives for early advice on
location of the second group of houses, preliminary
results of the June 1975 survey and draft conclusions
and recommendations were presented at a meeting in
August 1975.
Dose estimates for external radiation
for six options with residence on Bikini and Eneu
Istands were presented.
These were on a firm basis
since results of the external radiation portion of
the survey were available a few weeks after the survey.
Dose estimates for internal exposures based on
June 1975 results could not be made since laboratory
analysis of collected samples would take many months.
Rough estimates of internal dose were made using
analogy with Enewetak findings.
The tentative con-
clusion presented was that while houses already
constructed on Bikini
Island could be occupied with
radiation doses held within prescribed guidelines,
given a choice, any additional construction of houses
should be on Eneu [Islands where radiation exposures
are known to be lower than Bikini Island.
DOE ARCHIV
Trust
Territory staff agreed to revise their plans.
ERDA
agreed to provide additional guidance in about six
months when laboratory analysis of samples would be
completed.
The draft preliminary report reviewed at
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