UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
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LABORATORY OF RADIATION BIOLOGY
FISHERIES CENTER
SEATTLE 3, WASHINGTON
Wovemper ©,
1955
Mr. Frank Cluff, Chief
Oversead Safety Group
Nevada Operations Oifice
U.S. Atomic Enercy Commission
P.O, Box 1676
Las Vegas,
Nevada
69101
Dear Frank:
Lr. Dunham cailec yestercay to ask that information relative
~O racloactivity ac Bikini Atoil be seni to you for use at
a meeting in Honolulu with menverse o1 the Trust Territory
Governmen..
Llran our 1elepnone conversation yesterday, I
uncersiana tnoi Kr. Bonnet, Manacer of the AEC Honolulu
GrwEerxacbons Qiticse, will meer wir. Mr. v. R. Norwoo. o1 tne
East Verritor, on loveénwer it.
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Tue most recent data for Bikini Atoll were obtainec Ly the
basovatory in Aucust,
1005.
4A Cetullec report o1 tuls
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Sitvey, Much o1 wiich is vertineni. to Cciscussions regarcine
tue repo,ulation or bikini Atolii, was begun by [r. nh. ft.
Faiunooe (ceceasec) anc is now keinc comzietecd by Dr. a. D.
Yeiancer.
Tne com-lete revore will be abour 32
Uiree-1lourtas of whicr 1S now reauy 10r reproduction.
fin pieces
of
information are incliucec in this letter:
(i) survey meter readings; (2) gamma-emitting radionuclices
in the edible portion of land plants; (3) 90Sr and calcium
values
for land plants,
soils,
rats,
birds,
(4)
algae,
sediments,
invertebrates and fish;
fines;
a copy of a letter of September 21,
bottom
a summary of average
values for gamma-emitting radionuclides by sample type;
(5) gamma-emitting radionuclides in the top inch of soil
(6)
1964 from
Dr. Helc of our Laboratory to Mr. Coleman of the Trust
Territory.
Items 1-5 were provided by Dr. Welander.
The
letter by Dr. Held expresses the general attitude of the
Laboratory at that time anc at present in regard to the resettlement of Bikini Atoll.
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