> Is there still radiation in the ground? Howlongwill it last? Yes, thereis a little radiation left in the ground butit gets weaker and weakeras timegoes by. a . . r Woman washing clothes Itis like dirty clothes. Ifyou wash them andlay them in the sun the dirt and poison will come away. The ground ts too big to wash Itke clothes so the rain does itforyou. fs. If the radiationisstill in the soil of these islands, why is there no restriction of people movinginto these islands? Theradiationin the groundis so weakthatit is safe to live on the islands and eat the foods. There is no place in the world that does not have someradiation in thesoil. Feast on Rongelap - 96 -