[CPEO-MEF] RADIATION, GLOBAL: Strontium 90 and the Marshall Islands

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Marshall Islands study: Concern raised over long-ignored nuclear contamination
9:09 am on 17 March 2022 


by Giff Johnson
Marshall Islands Journal
March 17, 2022

A new scientific report suggests that the radioactive element strontium 90 is a more significant contamination factor in the northern Marshall Islands than has been acknowledged to date by the US Department of Energy.

The new study, published in the Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences earlier this month, zeroes in on strontium 90, which it says has been largely ignored by US government scientists who have focused decades of studies on cesium 137 as the primary contributor to radiation exposure for Marshallese living on contaminated islands.

"In the case of the Marshall Islands, strontium 90 has largely been ignored in favour of a focus on cesium 137," the new report said.

"For example, the Department of Energy's (DOE) recent report to Congress on the status of the Runit Dome makes only a single reference to strontium 90, even while acknowledging that it is one of the key extant radionuclides in the Marshall Islands.”

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For the entire article, see
https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/463471/marshall-islands-study-concern-raised-over-long-ignored-nuclear-contamination

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Lenny Siegel
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