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ERDA's SUGGESTED RESPONSE AND/OR COMMENTS (Continued)
except coconut.

Unrestricted use of fish from all

parts of the atoll.

Production of land food crops

on Eneu Island only, except coconut.

Use of Bikini

Istand lens water for agriculture only.
additional houses on Eneu {sland.''

Build any

(Emphasis added).

In the same report, page 9, recommendation 2 is stated as
fol lows:
"2.

No additional houses be constructed along the

Lagoon Road (Fig. 1, Areas 1 and 2) on Bikini Island.
Although the existing houses along the lagoon road may
be occupied within prescribed guidelines, we feel that
the construction of additional housing in this area is
Tlt-advised as long as alternative locations exist

which will result in significantly lower doses, (i.e.,
Eneu).

This recommendation is consistent with earlier

ERDA (AEC) pronouncements on the advisability of
locating the first houses on Eneu."

(Emphasis added).

DOE ARCHIVE:
it is unclear as to why and what special considerations and

attention are referred to.

Based on environmental and bio-~

assay data ERDA has seen no reason to expect detectable
radiation effects in the people living on Bikini and has
therefore not believed that special consideration in the form
of physical examinations was indicated.

Continued assessment

of the status of Bikini by radiological surveys would provide

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