an ben re survey at ‘the end of July 1956, a ‘dose rate of, 0.1 nefhe would” be anticipated. “However, the’‘survey.‘of "Rongelap Island at. the oe ~ end of duly 1956 showed a range of values from.oO.2 - 0. 5 mr/nr, with an average of 0. 4 mr/hr. The higher. value found at the - : time of the survey, is undoubted ly due to. the small dadi tional ° . fallout hat. occurred during Operation REDWING. ~ Since “this , is relatively fresh ‘radioactive material, the decaywilt”be’eee te more rapid so that. ‘the dose rates on “‘Rongelap Island at the , _ time of repatriation should be less thar 30 miI1troentgens /week. uo x ne , ‘ . oo ~ ee, qr. 8, The ‘maximum permissible external gamma. exposure“to. wonoe adult ‘workers Peconmended by the. National’“Connitteg én Radiation, ‘ Protectionis 9.3 roenitgens/neek with. an added restriction~ .te wey ' - oo me _° * ’- that the maximum ‘permissible accumulated dose,. in”ems, at any art sof cor - > Le . age is ‘equal, to. five times the nurber of years”beyond age 18, phe et ~ uy me provided no “annual, increment: éxcecds 15rem (chis®‘applies to all critical organs except the skin, for which the value is double). ‘The maximum ‘permissible exposure for the population: as a whole from _all sources ‘of radiation, including. medical . 24 o oa and other man-made sources, and background shall not’exceed 14 million rem(Per_million of population over the period from conception up to age 30. “It is aifficult to extrapolate: precisely far into the future, put. the data suggest that the gamma doses on Rongelap Tsland would not greatly exceed (if at all) 0. 5 roentgens for the first year of reoccubancy, with lesser doses in subsequent years. 9. The gamma dose rates on other, islands of Rongelap Atoll have not been followed as closely as on Rongelap | but. e- the data suggest, ‘the relative ‘dose. rates now are.“ne,snall as. ow S33 ‘STE “iAgo we Ti parle SLth 7 anc : lowell a ete measured, ‘Inthefirst partof Mareh,19543 A.=e “the nighestFOAL J.T... a oy ~ os pee - ue Appendix "a" s ye st ti Ere : 4A +? ons ont