Radiological Assessments for the Resettlement of Rongelap in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

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Size: 124 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1994

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Committee on Radiological Safety in the Marshall Islands, National Research Council
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As a result of contamination by radionuclides released during nuclear weapons testing by the United States during the 1940s and 1950s, the residents of Rongelap Atoll were evacuated from the Marshall Islands.
This book provides an assessment of issues surrounding their ...
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FRONT MATTER	i-xvi	(skim)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	1-8	(skim)
1. INTRODUCTION	9-20	(skim)
2. ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS	21-40	(skim)
3. DIETARY MODELS	41-52	(skim)
4. MEASUREMENTS ON HUMANS	53-62	(skim)
5. DOSIMETRY AND ITS APPLICATION	63-74	(skim)
6. UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY IN DOSE PROJECTION	75-80	(skim)
7. DOSE LIMITS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS	81-82	(skim)
8. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REMEDIAL ACTION	83-84	(skim)
9. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POST-RESETTLEMENT MONITORING	85-88	(skim)
REFERENCES	89-94	(skim)
GLOSSARY	95-96	(skim)
APPENDIX	97-108	(skim)
SUPPLEMENTARY: MARSHALLESE TRANSLATION OF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	109-114	(skim)

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As a result of contamination by radionuclides released during nuclear weapons testing by the United States during the 1940s and 1950s, the residents of Rongelap Atoll were evacuated from the Marshall Islands.
This book provides an assessment of issues surrounding their resettlement and an evaluation of radiological conditions on certain Marshall Islands, particularly Rongelap Atoll.

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