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Is there anything else contaminated that they eat besides coconuts?
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Yares, Ace those infected too /
Ov pr Bind. We are told they are infected also.
Yovres. Adi right. vo ahead. Mar Deal.
Me. Dean. The last slide, you asked us to tell you the status of what
we knew of Enen Pshund.
Mr Yarrs. We would like to know what the status of Bikini is as
well.
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1976
1977
1978
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0 200
088 to. 538
0 200
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Me. Yarus. Have vou decided that from now on vou are not going to
permit people to live on Bikomi any more? Obviously they can’t live
there if they are going to continie to be infected mght ?
Mr. Drat Rieht. ves sir
Mr Yarns. So as faras vou know. Bikini P-lend is throogh: as an
area for living.
.
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life of cesium is SO years. seat the end of SO years there would be one-
half the adnownt of costume remaining. Por every 30-year period there-
after. Che cositin deewtys to one-half its valne,
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Mr. Yaris. Why were people allowed to go back there in 19r2 ¢ Who
made thar slecision /
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Mer. Yates. Your friend in fnterior ?
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