Ray:
I think the answer, an answer to that question is, yes, a Study could
be done.
Our data and amount of information that we would have about those
earlier days would not be_nearly as complete as what we have. now from the
1978 time.
Nevertheless some estimate could be made.
That estimate still
would only be able to indicate the likelihood that, of those people who
have died of radiation relateable diseases, some number might be
attributable to the radiation.
Marshallese:
[ feel that this whole book is affecting or applicable to the
coming generation, the young children, because in the next 30 years my age
group and older will be gone.
So this isn’t really a report for us, it is
maybe a report for them rather than us.
And, also, that I detect that the
results of the information in this book is reporting a time that has much
less damaging effects, in fact, it almost looks rather clean in comparison
to the number of years which are not included in this book.
And, so from
my point of view, I don't know that this is.... I would much prefer a book
that gave the entire picture rather than half the picture and the better
half at that.
In fact 1 hesitate to go forward and say much about this
book.
Ray:
Well, I would just like to say again, the purpose of this book, that
purpose was to provide a basis for informed decisions about future actions.
That's the sole purpose of the surwey, to determine whether there should be
recommendations made for future actions that would protect people in the
event that we found radiation levels that were of concern.
That was the
commitment that we made some time ago, for this particular purpose.
4s not the who.e story, you are absolutely right.
reports published that deal with the past.
This
(and) There are many
Those are available and as f
have said earlier, if there are specific questions I am sure that we would
be willing to help with converting those, translating those, into your
language so that they are understandable.
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It was to guide future actions.
That wasn't the purpose of this