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,