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RADIOLSSICAL SURVEY PLAN FOR THE
NORTHERN MARSHALL ISLANDS
PURPOSE
THE PURPOSE OF THE NORTHERN MARSHALL ISLANDS SURVEY PROGRAM IS TO
PROVIDE A DOCUMENTATIC: OF THE REMAINING RADIOACTIVITY FROM NUCLEAR
TESTING AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT DATA FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE RADIATION
DOSE TO PEOPLE BEFORE THE TERMINATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS TRUST
AGREEMENT.
OBJECTIVES

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM ARE:
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TO OBTAIN AERIAL PHOTOS AND AERIAL RADIOLOGICAL MAPS OF THE
NORTHERN MARSHALL ATOLLS, AND ISLANDS,
A study has identified 11 atolls and 2 islands as
those most likely to have received fallout from one
or more nuciear tests conducted at Bikini and Enewetak
during the U.S. Pacific testing program.

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TO OBTAIN SAMPLES GF SOIL, WATER, PLANT LIFE AND FOOD, ADJACENT

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MARINE WATERS, AND MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL LIFE,
TO PROCESS, ANALYZE, AND DETERMINE THE RADIOACTIVITY CONTENT OF

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COLLECTED ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES, AND,
TO PREPARE A REPORT WHICH WILL PRESENT THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY
AND AN ASSESSMENT CF THE RADIATION DOSES TO PEOPLE WHO MAY LIVE
ON THE SURVEYED ATOLLS AND ISLANDS.

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