Quam
pee:
Sane of the devisticns fram the original schedule whieh should be
noted are as follows:

Goe abet gave a yield
Cw shot gave a yield

the predicted,
the predictec,.

Gne shet far which extensive instrweantation had been prepared
was canoslled an@ mo other shot was fired et the loceticn.
Maximum wariation between the crigiral planned shot dates and
actual shot cates ranged fron 15 deys early to 45 days late,

(a) Warrative Account of Shots
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a. The first shot was dotenated
on eebedule on Ress Jeland at 06¢5,1 Msroh 1054, Ths wind pattern

at shot time was such thet the fall oct was very heavy om most of

the ialend of the atoll,Typical readings st E/5 hourr ware as
follower

Fox 2502 (ovtinated frox nerds} curvsy)

Kan 30-408 (mcasured on ground)
Tare £6R (estimated fren aerisl survey)

>». The firing party had remained
in the bunker un San during the ehct and therefore it was necessary

to maintein a capability for cuergernocy evacuaticn cf these people.
This required several cf the Jaek Foroe ships te remain close exoucgh
to Han co thet wolee radio comumication could be miintained erd

helicopter fligkts esuld be dispatchsé if nocessary. The positions
ef these ships were such thet several reostved rethor heavy fe12
out and although the exposures received 63; individuals aboard tke

ships were, for the sost part,. well within the tolerance jimits,

esvaral preject personne] received a significant proportion ef
their alicrable exposure. Much waluoble experience was Enines by
the rad-safa personnel of these ships.

It is interesting to neoto

that ths tuo drons liberty ships (¥AGs) of Project 6.4, which were

attempting tc gut into a fall out area, oame out of this shet with

Little er no conmtaxingstion, The lone range fall eut resulted is
the evacuation to Lunjaiein of the natives fram several atolls to
the Rest of Bokini, and gawe rise to the initiation of an adcitioral effects exverixert ��esicned to determing the effects a
@igniticext ractiasion dosages on humans.

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