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June 22, 1979
Dr.
William L.
Rokisor,
1-452
Lawrence Livermore Laboratory
P. ©. Box BOE
Livermore, Californie 4455:
Dear Bill:
The encloses talics Fresert dosimétric and body burder informaticen
on former Bikini residents.
Net externa] expoSure rates (background subtractec) were obtaines from “External Exposure MeaSurements at Bikini
Atoll", N. A. Greennouse et é1., BNL Report
(in press).
Dbosimetric models
were outlined in severa] infcrmé] reports ané are available upon request.
Input data were obtained from “Whole Body Counting Results from 1974 to
1979 for Bikini
Island Residents",
R.
S.
Miltenberger et al.,
BNL Report
(in press) and from unputlisiied bicassay results.
New information on the
dong term removal of 1 7Cs is being derived from replicate counts of
former Bikinians done in January and May 1979.
This preliminary information is aiso included, but we would Jike to corroborate these results with
urine bioassay data wich: will ni. Le available for several more weeks.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please
contact me at FITS 66€-4207 or Bok Miltenberger at FTS 666-2503.
Sincerely,
N.
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