Number	24575
Subject	Radiation
Source	Newsday (New York)
State	NY
Year	2009
Publication Date	8/23/2009
Summary	Reporter Thomas Maier reveals how radiation has affected the people of the Marshall Islands. In the 1950s, "Bravo," the "largest hydrogen bomb" detonated by the U.S., covered the islands in "radioactive ash." Only a few years later, Brookhaven National Lab scientists allowed residents to return to their homeland for "scientific and military concerns" despite the potential threat to their health.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	44
Keywords	Marshall Islands; Rongelap; Bravo; hydrogen bomb; radioactive ash; BNL; Brookhaven National Lab
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