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ERDA's SUGGESTED RESPONSE AND/OR COMMENTS (Continued)
of the Enewetek resettlement program (i.e., the EIS
process).
The commitment to do the radiological survey
predated the initiation of the EIS and the decision to
resettle.
With respect to the sixth sentence (''Members of our own
community ...'"), the following comments explain our reasons
for denial:
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_ This: paragraph indicates that the Bikini people associate
their expected radiation exposure, and possible effects with
those of the Rongelap people exposed to fallout.
Dr. Conard visited Kili
When
in 1969 the people expressed concern
about radiation at Bikini, but were worried that they might
have to be subjected on their return to Bikini to medical
examinations and particularly blood sampling procedures
as was being done on the Rongelap people.
It was explained
that their radiation exposure on Bikini would be far less
than that received by the Rongelap and Utirik people and
that, since their exposure would not be expected to result
in any detectable radiation effects, medical examinations
and blood sampling would not be necessary.
DOE ARCHIVES
This paragraph also infers that medical examinations
were done on the people who had returned to Bikini, by
doctors under contract to the AEC.
Jt is true that since
1970 the AEC medical team has visited Bikini periodically
when personnel monitoring procedures such as urine collections
for radioactive analyses and whole body radiation measurements
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