March 13, 1979
RADIOLOGICAL IMPLICATION FOR
RESETTLEMENT OF ENEU ISLAND
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BACKGROUND

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In August 1978 the residents of Bikini Island left their
Atoll because measurements of radiocesium made in April I-978
showed accumulations in the bodies of 13 out df 101 people,
which i fmaintained for one year, would be equal to or greater
than the Federal Radiation Protection Standard of ~00 mRem/Yr.
At that time there was insufficient data on the uptake of
radionucl.idesthrough the food chain for assessing

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