877 we cocomuts. They ey were drinking MDENTS y dvink the milk food wad water / hatertor on what ‘e his friends in Is there anything else contaminated that they eat besides coconuts? Mr Mr, Mr. Mr. Ov pr Bru v. Pandanus and other local subsistence crops. 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. (‘Phe elutrts follaw 24 MEASURED RADIATION DOSE—BIKINI {SLANOERS 1976 1977 1978 0 2% 003 to 667 0 200 088 to. 538 0 200 070 to . 980 2CJ3 to. 267 . 288 10 . 738 270 to 1. 180 1 . take office? tion 2 vlunder me the on. The fewling External internat. ne tee — Total coc eeee rnd staying with Int theman the on fo belreve the fence of uneon- thems? Did von and fresh foods mvselfin what fo Chat. beenuse nstiince, 2 tothe coconuts eontuts and the {the Marshall will drink the “odieally, They eonttts an their "2? ? ‘ drink the mille til] eating the them fron oards oreut down ce eee eee Note’ Federal standard for individuals equals 0S REM per year. MOTT. aad aitipie ered, have been ne eee ees be tees SPATCS—ENCE [sbLANts External radiatton: Coropnt FG theese Other fead crops 2 rem. ear, Cs measurements 3 fo 6G times previotis escinnttes, Sartaples mow Devage aad, zed, Sixowater wells. 3 noc potitde chigh salty: 3 may be potable but; radiacgion MeUSUTeHOeNES iad eXeeed EA standards 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. . Mirw Dian. Yos. sir, probably notil we get another 30 years. The half 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, BASIS OF luom DRCESCON ON BERINI Mr. Yaris. Why were people allowed to go back there in 19r2 ¢ Who made thar slecision / Mra. Vaw Crirvi. Min. Chairman, Mer. Yates. Your friend in fnterior ? Go ahead, plate. Mrs. Van Cleve, _. the deMrs. Vax Curve. The President of the United States made cision in Ataguet 196s, a Mew Yarrs. Acting upon whose advice ¢ could reBikua of people the that announced Phe Croat. Vax Vow. Atomic ay the turn on the basis of adviee received: from expert rated Enerey Comission habitation. who said) thitt Hiking wees safe for damian epgeynermeyentn oe iaSa To ee ee ne ee ede tee) xSs— e er oenine [ornare Ct ON eea ee ene ae {REM per year}