RE: Compensation of survivors -- bomb test exercises -- uptake of radionuclides

["Franta, Jaroslav" <frantaj@AECL.CA>]

Franz wrote:



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That decades after atmospheric testing middle- to long-lived

radionuclides only can be found by sophisticated methods and no dose rate

elevation can be noticed has been well confirmed by the International

Mururoa Study conducted by the IAEA on the atolls of Mururoa and Fangataufa.

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Thanks for your comments, Franz.

I have no problem with what you said in the rest of your message.



But the snippet above intrigues me -- are you saying that the NZ

laboratory's methods were inadequate to detect those middle- to long-lived

radionuclides from atmospheric testing ? Have you read the report ?

Perhaps someone on this list who is more familiar with that study can answer

that question, please ?



Please recall that at similar bomb test sites which really WERE

contaminated, such as some of the Marshall Islands atolls (Bikini, Rongelap,

Enewetak, etc.), the contamination has NOT gone away because of rain or

tropical location or whatever, and is easily detectable decades after the

events.

The characteristic RAMs are still there for anyone to verify (and a great

deal of money is still being spent & even more sought, for further

decontamination remedial work...  way beyond what HPs consider reasonable). 



Thanks.



Jaro

frantaj@aecl.ca

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