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The Transuranium Technical Group met in Washington, D.C. on December 8,
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The TTG views the issue of transuranium element contamination of present
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and future residents of the Bikini atoll as consisting of four major
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If the Bikini residents do have increased plutonium burdens, what
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What future transuranic body burdens are projected for current
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