NOTES CITED IN THE TEXT The following is quoted from ''The Meaning of Radiation for Those Atolls in the Northern Part of the Marshall Islands That Were Surveyed in 1978", U. S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C., November 1982, page 39: information Thet Has Been Obtained from the Measurements Made in 1978 W 233 people live on Rangetap island end eat ioca! foad only trom Rongelap Island Scenuats estimate that the largest amount of radiation 8 person might recewe in one year from radioactive storms that came from tne US bomb tests s 400 millream Bul usually the largest amount s person might receive would be jess than this This amount of redistion decreases every year however it Gecreases very Siowly Tre hignest average amount of radiation people might receive in the coming 30 yeers is 2500 milirem in any par: of the Body and 3300 millirem in just tne done Narrow in the coming 30 years scientists estimate thar 10 people may die from cancers Caused by things otner (han radiation from the siomic bomb lests in Bddition to ths. trom 0 1 100 6 peaple may dra in the future from cancers caused by 'adia- NON received in the coming 30 yesrs from the alomic bomb tests In tne coming 30 years. screntists estimate that 60 chidren could be born with healtn defects caused by things other inen radiation from tne atomic Domb tests in addition to this. 0 007 to 0 1 chidren may eventually be born with health defects caused by radiation thei parents receive in the coming 30 yeers fram the stomic DOMD tests tf peopie live on Eneaetos and not on Aongelag isiand. and eat jocat food only tram Eneaetok the amount of radiation they receive would De about the same peopie ge to Neen from Rongelan isiand and eet food from Neen they might recerve about five times More radiation while they are inere # people go to Namen of Melu trom Rongeiap isiand. end eat food trom those two siends they Could receive sdoul fwo times More radiation while they are there BEST AVAILABLE COPY 51