-3- : and reThe measurement of body radiation by such analysis is very sensitive © quires complex electronic equipment and personnel highly trained in electronics from Brookhaven National Laboratory. 3. Personnel exposure to gamna radiation: Gamma levels on the island were derived from data furnished by other radiological survey groups. MONITORING DATA The results of the personnel monitoring data on people living at Bikini The data on urine since 1969 are presented in the accompanying tables. analyses are presented on Table I. Note that average pci/liter for Bikini urine compared with Rongelap was for 90 “Sr 2.5/3.8 and for 13765 638/3360. Based on standard guide lines (International Congress of Radiation Protection ICRP) these isotopes have been well below maximum permissible levels. assuring also is the virtual absence of plutonium in the samples. Re- Levels for internally absorbed 1370, as measured by spectrographic analyses are presented in Table 2. Note the average values for males and females on Bikini compared with those on Rongelap (in nCi/pg body weight) was 1.4/6.4, again well below the maximum permissible levels. Tne graphs in figures 1 cad 2 show that bedy burden (extrapolated) for 90... and 13766 in the Bikini people are well belowthe peak values noted in the Rongelap people. The Rongelap people reached a peak of 6-11% of the maximum 90... permissible level (for general populations) and of about 22% for 13705, These low values for internally absorbed radionuclides is in accord with the fact that the people on Bikini have been subsisting mainly on imported foods. The contribution of gamma radiation to the people on Bikini is somewhat greater than on Rongelap. + . teengnhwyrn wee ey . ame so. ve : ‘ Per hy Phy ty bey a Med wh. . Le vac amn 1M cepe VtY *: e mw por, sae we) es thee —- "ath. ate - LR LN Rp eee te . weet ee eos ON- soe ue : me ee : os an ” toe ; ns