No ediole land plants were found on <=7e complex.
REEF STRUCTURES
Several large structures, mostly reinvorced concrete, constructed on the
coral reef are found between Nam and Zroij and one is located near the
Sand Dar, Bokbata, southwest of Nam.
“411 of these structures were
surveyed with the following results:
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Able (Bokbata) feef Structure - one small door and several
metal
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2.
pieces on reef 200-300 uR/hr.
Remainder 5-40 uR/hr.
Charlie (Nam), Soq (TIroij) feef Structure #1 - several
sma}] metal plates on top of concrete foundation 100-500
uR/hr (these are awash at high tide).
Remainder 5-10 yR/hr.
Structures #2 and #3 - all readings less than 10 wR/hr.
These structures were judged to constitute no radiological hazard and
Trust Territory representatives assessed the physical hazard as insufficient to justify the costly and Zime consuming effort which would
be required to remove them.
DOSE ASSESSMENT
The traditional living pattern of the Sikinians centers around communal
life on the island of Bikini where the permanent village and social and
religious centers were located.
other islands, primarily Eneu.
Temporary settlanents were located on
In view of the Ad Hoc Committee's
recommendation to jimit initial resettlement to these two islands, it
is assumed that the doses received from brief visits to other islands
in the Atoll will be small relative to that received from residence on
Bikini.
In addition the uniformly low exposure rates encountered on
Eneu represented a potential exposure which is negligible even for
continuous occupancy.
for this reason, the treatment of dose considera-
tions will be limited to the island of Bikini.
EXTERNAL DOSE ASSESSMENT
As indicated previously the island of Bikini was extensively monitored
with portable gamma survey meters.
Secause the soil samples indicated
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