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INTRODUCTION
Pages 3-8

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From page 3...
... Ine computer tnen arranße8 tne re8ult8 in 8ucn a vav a8 to make po88idle tne printinß ot an outline tallout map ot tne I? nite6 3tate8.
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From page 4...
... l.3 3udcommittee ^pproacn ^tter tne initial reviev ot tne prodlem, it va8 verv apparent to tde memder8 ot tne 3udcommittee tdat tne concept ot "maximum permi88idle level or concentration" ot ra6ioactive tallout Element8 va8 not verv 8ati8tac» torv tor a po88idle emerßencv 8ituation tdat voul6 intrcxiuce tactor8 8ucd a8 tamine an6 pro6uce ra6iation da2ar68 tdat voul6 ßo tar devon6 tne level8 expecte6 in peacetime 6i8a8ter8. It va8 odviou8 tdat an e8timate ot tne dioloßical ettect8 on live8toc« tdat coul6 de expecte6 at 6itterent expo» 8ure level8 v2.8 more appropriate.
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From page 5...
... Ine prodlem8 ot tne expo8ure ot live8tock to tallouli ot concern to civil 6eten8e an6 aßricultural 6eci8ion»maker8 can de 6ivi6e6 into tnree pna8e8 or time pericxl8 , vnicn mav overlap or de mi88inß, an6 vdicn relate to tne time atter a 6elionation. In tne ear1v perio6 it i8 likelv tdat tnere vill de no iniorn>ation adout tde amount or tde nature ot tne tallout.
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From page 6...
... Ine prodlem8 ari8inß trönl tneir prolonße6 con8umption dy animal8 are mo8t important, vitd only 8lißdt concern tor tne total»do6y ra6iation expo8ure da2ar6. Uitd tne exception ot tne ra6ioio6ine8, early tallout i8 cnaracteri2e6 d^ relativel^ larße, in8oludle particle8; dence, retention dy nerdaße i8 8lißdt.
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From page 7...
... Ine imme» 6iate N22ar6, it an^, vill de rel2te6 Ho tne retention ot 8urtace 6epo8it8 ot tallout d^ lide nerdaße. Ine uptake d^ plant8 ot 8trontium-90 trc>m dne 8oil ßenerall^ i8 not more tdan one per cent ot tne tolial cont2mination per ^ear, vnerea8 tne mnount collecte6 upon plant8 trom 6irect tallout ma^ ranße trom le88 tdan one per cent !
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From page 8...
... Ine8e ^u6ßment8 aie not 8peciticallv note6 dut are a da8ic part ot dne man^ evaluation8 tnali vere ma6«.
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