ABSTRACT
External radiation measurements were made at several atolls in the
northern Marshall Islands, which are known or suspected to have been the
recipients of tropospheric fallour during the Pacific Testing Programs.
Surficienct data were available co ascertain realistic dose predictions for
the inhabitants of Rongelap and Utirik Atolls where the 30 year inregral
doses from external sources exclusive of background radiation were 0.65
and 0.06 rem respectively.
These estimates are based on realistic lifestyle models based on observations of each atoll community.
Ailuk and
Wotie Atolls were found to be representatives of regional dackground radiazion levels,