under the BNL Safety and Environmental Protection Division along with
the follow-up whole body counting of former Bikini Island residents
currently residing on Ejit or Majuro Islands, Majuro Atoll,
Kili Island (MI 79).
and on
Field Measurement of gamma-emitting
radionuclide body burdens was accomplished with a tra1ler-mounted
shadow-shield whole body counter.
from the measured body burdens
Island during the years
Dose commitments were calculated
for many persons residing at Bikini
1969 through 1978.
In addition to retrospective dose equivalents, whole body
counting and bioassy techniques provided the data base from which
dose equivalent commitments were calculated.
gether with external radiation measurements,
sessment of dose
These calculations,
to-
provided a complete as-
to the Bikini population from chronic exposure to im-
portant fallout radionuclides in their home atoll environment.
Results
In the following tables,
the dose equivalent during the resi-
dency interval and dose equivalent commitments
and
the
total body are presented.
to bone, bone marrow
The mean for
and dose equivalent commitment was determined
the dose equivalent
from individual data
points which represent a wide distribution of residence intervals.
The mean value corresponds to the mean residence interval (years) for
the population described.
Residence intervals were determined
through verbal interrogation of participants
monitoring program.
in the personnel