C C AEC Questions and Answers If the people who were not exposed to radiation but are living on Rongelap and Utirik show any signs of radiation, will they be compensated? Why doesn't the U. S. compensate us for the ruination of our food? As stated by Dr. Conard, newcomers to Rongelap and Utirik received very little radiation and should not show any sickness resulting from radiation. Questions of compensation would have to be decided by the U.S. Congress as they were for the Rongelap people in U. S. Public Law 88-485 in 1964, Compensation for contamination of the coconut crab would also be a matter for consideration by the Congress. If the U. S. can reach the moon, how come they did not know that the wind was going to be shifted over to the islands? : ' The U. S. can reach the moon because the equipment used to get man to the moon is under his control. The direction of the wind is more difficult to predict because the wind is not controlled by man. Why didn't the U. S. explain to the people the dangers of the fallout before the test? Why did the U. S. not take extra precautions? The unexpected wind shift and a much greater energy release than anticipated made the precautions that were taken inadequate. The people were not warned of the dangers of fallout because the likelihood that fallout would occur outside the restricted area was considered too remote to justify warning the people. The occurrence of fallout in an unrestricted area after the Bravo test was the first accidental event of this kind to happen after a nuclear weapons test. The U. S. took the precaution of trying to keep people out oi the area where they expected fallout to occur. 2 naetae meonepeny ait . "we * ee Pe meting ee ee yf ~ S * 7 em me _——