RADIOLOGICAL SURVEY PLAN FOR THE
NORTHERN MARSHALL ISLANDS

PURPOSE
THE PURPOSE OF THE NORTHERN MARSHALL ISLANDS SURVEY PROGRAM IQ TO PROVIDE
A DOCUMENTATION OF THE REMAINING RADIOACTIVITY FROM NUCLEAR THSTING AND
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT DATA FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF THE RADIATION Doge TO
PEOPLE BEFORE THE TERMINATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS TRUST AGREEMENT.

OBJECTIVES
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THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM ARE:
1.

TO OBTAIN AERIAL RADIOLOGICAL MAPS OF THE NORTHERN MARSHALL
ATOLLS, AND ISLANDS,

A study has identified 1] atolls and 2 islands as
those most likely to have received fallout from ofe

Or more nuclear tests conducted at Bikini and Enepetak

during the U.S. Pacific testing program.
2.

TO SAMPLE AND MEASURE THE RADIOACTIVITY IN SOIL, WATER, PLANT LIFE
AND FOOD, ADJACENT MARINE WATERS, AND MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL LIFE,
AND,

3.

TO PREPARE A REPORT WHICH WILL PRESENT THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY
AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE RADIATION DOSES TO TRE PEOPLE WHO MAY BE
LIVING ON THE SURVEYED ATOLLS AND ISLANDS.

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