877 4e covronnts. They eY were drmking MIDENTS vodrink the milk food and water? interior on what ‘eo his friends in Is there anything else contaminated that they eat besides coconuts? Mr. Mro Mr. Mer. QO. pr Bice ar. Pandanus and other local subsistence crops, Yaces. Ave those infected too? Ov be Bitar. Weare told they are infected also, Yours. AU riehit. co ahead. Mir Deal. Mr. Dean. Phe bist stide. you asked us Co tell you the status of what we knew of ener Estand. Mr Yarrs. We would like to know what the status of Brkini is as well, (The charts follow:J MEASURED RADIATION DOSE—BIKINI ISLANDERS {REM per year] take office / 10n ? elunder me the on. The feeding MT and ampie ered, have been nd staying with ist thei an the am to believe the lenee af une. thems? Did von and fresh foods myself in what lo that. heennse Hstitnee, . tothe coconuts conuts and the {othe Marshall will drink the odienlly, Phey vonnts in ther 1? a ' drink the milk ill eating the them from cat- ds or curt down Caternat internal. . Total soe eee ee oeeee eee 1974 1977 978 G 2% 003 to 067 0 200 088 to 538 @ 200 . 070 to. 980 2C3 to 267 . 288 to. 738 270 to 1. 180 Note Federal stanaard {51 individuals equals 05 REM per year. SPATUS—ENUE PstaNnps BNternal radiatiens t2 rem /vear, Coconut 1G trees Es eas reienes Oo fo 6 tives previous estinniles, Otter food crepe Sis warep wells: Sretapdes mow bedi aidzead, 3 onet potable thigh salty: 3 may be potable but: radiation eames BE excel EUAN stau|dipris. Mr. Yorus. Thave vou decided that from now on vou are not going to permit people to hive on Bikini any more? Obviously they can’t live there if they are going te continue to be infected. mahe? Mr Dian Right. aes. sin Mro Yourrs. Soa. Taras vou know, Bikint Tslind is through as an aren for living. . Mr Dian Yes. sin. probably until we cet another 30 vears. The half life of cost is 30 seurs. saat the emdof ag veues there would he one- half the ammount of costume remaining. Por every 30-year period there: after, Che ees decays teone- half its value, BASIS Of fon DECISION ON RONINE Mr. Yaris. Why were people allowed to go back there in L924 Who made thant decision / MiscVin Conve. Mr. Chairman. Mie Yates. Your frienciin Interior? Goahead, please. Mrs. Van Cleve, Mire. Van Chri. The President of the United States made the decision in August 1968, a. Mer. Yarrs. Aetine upon whose advice reMis. Van Chaovi. He announced that the people of Bikit contd Atomic turn on the basis of advice received from: experts tared by the Energy Cotutnisston wlio ead that Bikini was safe foe turn habituqan,