on April 17, 1953; Grand furction, anc Aalbuyjuerque, New Mexiec “clot ais, Roowell, (.. wel ao Troy anit albany, New York) on April 26, 1°53, and Grand Junction arain on Mt Nay 19, 1953. Were the theoretic-liv percrtibic doses actually received ty childrens' thyr its 45 a result of fallout from the Nevaca Ter! It has already been pointed ou. Site ew 4) that the above estimates are theoretical, in that they show what thyroid radiation dosages might result, providing that the iodine 131 in the deposited fallout actually entered the f.0] chain and was ingested >, children locally from localliy-produced milk. What is the likelihood thut such doses cid actually occur? wo conditions muct have been cet: that there were milk cows erazing in the contaminated pastures, and that children drank the milk. Monitoring reports have rarely ‘supplied information of any detail on these questions (no detailed information is available for the tests held ‘in 1952, 1955 and 1958; for 1953 testing, one survey to check for grazing animals in areas of hilsgh fallout was reported; and for 1957 testing, and egain for 1961 and 1%2, milk monitoring data of limited value are available). reports, however, Census indicate that there were 4458 milk cows on the farms and ranches in Lincoln, ye, Clark, Zlko and White Pine countics, in Nevada (the arcas closest to the SE ETOLE Bia! FE AT ISO see