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

By Committee on Radiological Safety in the Marshall IslandsNational Research CouncilDivision on Earth and Life Studies, et al.

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309050499
• ISBN13: 9780309050494
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.4" x 10.9"