RMI Nuclear Justice Documents

The Pu and Am concentrations are higher at
expected from global

fallout,

but the

levels

in

the

atolls

the muscle

species of reef fish are only slightly higher than fallout

and

islands

tissue

levels.

than

of certain

A source

of these radionuclides, in addition to global fallout, is residual material in
the sediments and coral

that

was

deposited

during

the

test

years.

. However,

the estimated doses from Pu and Am are a very small fraction of the estimated
total doses via the marine pathway, which in turn are only a small fraction of
the current guidelines.

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