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

This report is organized to reflect study of the characteristics of the land and people, elements of environmental and dose modeling, characteristics of potential remediation activities, the applicability of dose limits, and recommendations for post-resettlement monitoring.

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Summary

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.

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• Authors: Commission On Life Sciences, Committee on Radiological Safety in the, Committee on Radiological Safety in the Marshall Islands, Division On Earth And Life Studies, National Research Council
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1994
• EAN: 9780309050494
• ISBN: 978-0-309-05049-4
• No. of pages: 124
• Dimensions: 214 mm x 276 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 376 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology