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Table
Locanon of Rongelap People, | 964

Exposed

Mayuro
Kwajalein
Rongelap
En.aetok

Other atolls
Total

U nexposed

Adults

Children

Children of exposed parens

Adult

Children

Total

3
4
4
0

l
b
20
0

zs)
il
243
0

7
37
72
3

?
40
49
i

21
103
204

il

27

48

28

43

$2

108

359

2

1

of comparable size. Since the return of the peaple

to Rongelap. however, this group has about

doubled in size.

Organization
1963 SURVEY (9 YEARS POST EXPOSURE)
(lower

. Terri:
invey

Examinations were conducted on the following

Rongelap people: 70 exposed, 33 children of exposed parents. and 196 unexposed (adults and

0

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children of the comparison punulation). The majority of these peaple were examined on Rongelap
Atoll, but about 100 of them were examined at
Ebeve ( Kwajalein Atoll) and a few at Majuro
Atoli. In addition, Unrik Atoll was visited and 84

exposed people were examined there. The survey
team consisted of LO physicians and technicians

from the United States and 6 from the Trust Territoryof the Pacific Islands (see Figure 2}. A Trust
Territory ship, the M.\ Rogue, was used to transport the medical teamto the Islands ( Figure 3).
The team lived ashore rather than on board ship

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