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an acceptable level of risk.
My own opinion is that it is *90
high, but its not my homeland.
ERDA or other U.S. government scientists should be
required to estimate the number. of cancers and genetic effects
rather than simply comparing the doses to the current radiation
protection standards (which in my opinion are inadequate).
4.
Based on the material I have seen it appears
that ERDA's preliminary radiation evaluation is based heavily
on a gamma ray survey on a 30 m and 120 m rectangular grid for
B3ikini and Eneu islands, respectively.
In my opinion these
surveys are too course to identify possible hot spots of r2dioactivity which could carry a greater risk than the evaluation would
indicate.
Furthermore, there iS no evidence that the government
nas conducted a comprehensive survery of alpha-emitters, cx
searched for high specific activity debris.
This should be
done and snould have been part of the preliminary evaluation.
Wn, WC
Thomas B.
Subseribed and sworn to before me
this ~ =“ day of October, 1975.
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