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Publication Date: Sum 1980
p 38-44
Document Type: Journal Article
Language: English
Journal Announcement: EDB8104
TIC (Technical Information
Research Abstracts);
(Energy
ERA
Subfile:
Center).
Country of Origin: United States
Abstract: Recent assessments of potential radiation exposure pathways at
Bikini and Enewetak have indicated that doses in excess of current
radiation protection guidelines are possible or even likely for persons
living in these areas. Rongelap and Utirik Atolls, which were downwind
of the 1954 BRAVO event, also received significant fallout; potential
radiological problems exist in these areas as well. In view of this
prospect, followup environmental monitoring and personnel monitoring
programs are being established to maintain our cognizance of
radiological conditions, and to take corrective action where necessary.
Various aspects of this program require the operation of scientific
equipment in remote areas which have no electrical power. In order to
solve this problem, windpowered electrical generators were installed on
three islands in a planned program through which they will be turned
over to the local inhabitants for community use after about two years.
This paper describes environmental surveillance efforts for the
inhabitants of Pacific Islands who were the recipients of radioactive
fallout from US nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific.;
Major Descriptors: *FALLOUT -- ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY; *MARSHALL
ISLANDS -- RADIATION MONITORING; *RADIATION MONITORING -- WIND TURBINES
+ *RADIOISOTOPES -- RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
Descriptors: AIR SAMPLERS; DOSE RATES; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; FOOD CHAINS;
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
Broader Terms: ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; EQUIPMENT; EXPLOSIONS; ISLANDS;
ISOTOPES; LABORATORY EQUIPMENT; MACHINERY; MICRONESIA; MONITORING;
OCEANIA; SAMPLERS; TURBINES; TURBOMACHINERY

Subject Categories: 510302*
-- Environment, Terrestrial ~-- Radioactive
Materials Monitoring & Transport -- Terrestrial Ecosystems & Food
Chains

10/5/811
00732808

Author(s):

--

(-1987)

(Item 511 from file: 103)
ERA-06-012798; INS-81-004922;
Robison,

W.L.;

Noshkin,

V.E.

EDB-81-041063

Title: Analysis of core soil and water samples from the Cactus Crater
Disposal Site at Enewetak atoll

Corporate Source:
National Lab.

Publication Date:

California Univ.,

18 Feb 1981

Livermore

(USA).

Lawrence Livermore

p 8

Report Number(s):
UCID-18935
Contract Number (DOE): W-7405-ENG-48

Document Type: Report; Numerical data
Language: English
Journal Announcement: EDB8103

Availability: NTIS, PC A02/MF A0Ql.
Subfile:

INS

(Technical

(US Atomindex input);

Information Center).

ERA

(Energy Research Abstracts);

TIC

Country of Origin: United States

Country of Publication: United States
Abstract: Core soil samples and water samples were collected from the
Cactus Crater Disposal Site at Enewetak for analysis of /sup 137/Cs,

/sup 90/Sr,

NN)

/sup 239 +240/Pu and /sup 241/Am by both gamma spectroscopy rm

and, through’ a contractor laboratory, by wet chemistry procedures. The
Samples processing methods, the analytical methods and the analytical

quality control

are all procedures developed for the continuing

Marshall Igland radiocecology and dose assessment work.;

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Major Descriptors: *AMERICIUM 241 -- RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; *CESIUMLf
137 -- RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; *PLUTONIUM 239 -- RADIOECOLOGICAL
CONCENTRATION; *PLUTONIUM 240 -- RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION;
*STRONTIUM 90 -- RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION

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