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Cr. :oknuro Fobryeshi, cireactor
haticnel Institute of ceaith
Velfare Linistry
Tokyo,
Jeran
Lesr or. Robayashis
the rost recent shircent ef CO urine sarpies from the yews
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fishcrnen have betn reccived in our lakorstory enc have bern asseyed
for radicactivity.
then this shipmunt nss reecived, ve found that 7 bottles hed been
broken in transite iLorcover, the urine frou the croken bottles had
washed the Labels off 6 aduitional samples,
wecsusea of this, we are
able to rerort on only 7 series of tho 6) urines you subuitted to us.
The annlyses were performed by preciritsting the mixed firsion prodite
with ecleium exzlete.e This, clthocrh the reperted ictivitics ischial
certcin natrrally occurriny radicisote-eg, :otessiws: ie eneluced by the
Erocucure used,
“oer rur.ese of comariton I en also ad chi
ing the anelys.s of five
espurl sizrles collected fron unexposel imiividucls in our lenerztory.
You rill sote thet soso cf the sew les frea the Pishercea are of the
e:cer of norcel Lrekoroun
ne results at this tine are coniistent vith the results reperted on
vesuG? tm Inaanctoe over a month aro, bat ap-cay incom ztible with the
hich levels reported for Takaci en: others in xy lcticr of icy ln.
it would te desiracle to repett the anelysis acin ind ve will be core
then happy to receive enoticr comidcte set of vrines for this purpose.
Tem sure thet you end your artocietes are comforted ty the accumulating
evidence thrt only sininel deposition cP recsoitsete:ers eccurred in the
fishermen.
Lespuctiniiy yours,
verril Larccnved, i irecter
incleosi ress:
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emi icefety Letoretery
Pnelyees
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yDr. John Bugher,Div. of B&M, Vash. ABC
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