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The Department of l:nergy and its scientific advisors agree,
in general, with this interpretation of the risk analysis.
The DOE risk analysis for living on Engebi Island under varying
conditions are shown in the diagram
and explanations on
pages 22-24 ,of the Booklet, “Enewetak Atoll Today”.
This Department, however, holds that as long as the United
States
retains
a trust responsibility
for the people of
Enewetak, and so long as the United States is potentially
liable
for erroneous decisions, there will be some issues
relating to Enewetak Resettlement that cannot be decided
by vote of the Enewetakese.
It is our opinion that, even
though the risk of living on Engebi Island appears to be
slight, and even though the people of Engebi have expressed
a strong desire to live on Engebi, a final decision cannot
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be made without further study.
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should be noted that when the Cleanup Program was authorized
and funded by the Congress, the Armed Services Committee made
clear that there was to be no resettlement permitted in
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established by
Enewetak Atoll unless the~radiation~~
the Energy Research and Development Administration
were met.
Senate Armed Services Committee Report 94-157 of May 22, 1975,
page 10, on the Enewetak Cleanup funding by the Department
of Defense stated:
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