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program from 1946 to 1958,
The
of coconut trees on Eneu and Bikini.
Bikini people, since their initial
Additional subsistence crops of bread-
relocation to Rongerik Atoll in 1946,
fruit, Pandanus fruit, papaya, and
have had a continuing desire to return
banana were planted on Bikini Island.
to their homeland; so in the latter
To facilitate resettlement, 43
part of the 1960's, the first steps
houses were constructed on Bikini
toward rehabitation of Bikini Atoll
Island between 1969 and 1974.
were taken.
second phase of housing was planned
In 1969 a general cleanup
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of debris and buildings began at
for the interior of Bikini Island;
Bikini Atoll.
however, preliminary data indicated
Concurrently, scrub
vegetation was cleared from Bikini and
that the external gamma dose in the
interior of Bikini Island might be
_ Eneu Islands, the two major residential islands of the Bikini people
higher than in other parts of the
prior to their relocation (see
island.
Fig. 1).:
for the location of second phase
An agricultural reclamation
program was initiated with the planting
Nam
Therefore, to select a site
housing at Bikini Island that would
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Map of Bikini Atoll.
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