Table 4.
Comparison of Annual Radiation Doses from Atmospheric Nuclear Weapon Tests Conducted at Mururoa and Fangataufa Atolls in 1964-1974 to populations of Australia, New Zealand, South America, Africa and French Polynesia
| Year | Whole-body dose (mGy) due to external irradiation | Thyroid dose (mGy) due to 131I intake with cow’s milk for 1-y old child | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia a,b | French Polynesia (Tahiti) c | Australia b | New Zealand b | Ecuador (Quito) | Peru d | Colombia (Bogotá) | Chile (Santiago) |
Bolivia (La Paz) | Madagascar (Antsiranana)f | French Polynesia (Tahiti) |
|
| 1966 | 4.4×10-3 | 0.032 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.03 | – | 0.05 | – | 0.2 | 0.69 |
| 1967 | 1.0×10-3 | 0.02 | 0.1 | 0.05 | <0.01 | 0.1 | 0.02 | 0.04 | – | 0.09 | 0.32 |
| 1968 | 2.8×10-3 | 9.5×10-3 | 0.16 | 0.08 | <0.05 | 0.35 | <0.05 | – | – | 0.3 | 0.25 |
| 1970 | 3.3×10-3 | 0.015 | 0.15 | 0.08 | <0.01 | 0.03 e | <0.01 | 0.05 | 0.15 | – | 0.65 |
| 1971 | 7.1×10-3 | 0.012 | 0.13 | 0.05 | < 0.02 | 0.05 e | < 0.02 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.87 |
| 1972 | < 1.0×10-3 | 3.6×10-3 | 3.0×10-3 | 0.05 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.04 | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.053 |
| 1973 | 3.0×10-4 | 0.01 | 8.0×10-3 | 0.05 | <0.01 | – | <0.01 | <0.01 | 0.08 | <0.01 | 0.55 |
| 1974 | 5.3×10-3 | 0.34 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.24 e | <0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | – | 3.2 |
a, Estimates without account to shielding properties of buildings and environment; b, Country-wide population-weighted average dose; c, Estimates accounting for the shielding properties of buildings and environment; d, Lima unless otherwise indicated; e, Arequipa; f, Due to consumption of zebu’s milk.