+E a ty, . it + It was suggested in Folicr :. tiet normal closed-type footvear (as compared to euch ms o0er sandals woul. crooably afford adequate protection against eignificant bets doses to the feet fron fal svt saterlal on the ground. There is still the added problem if the uster‘al be seuffed up and eling to the ankles and lower legs. If there vere n> intervening clothing, or perhaps even vith thin stockings or socks, this might result in significant viological beta doses being delivered to these nart:. For example, if the gamma dose rate reading at H¢) bourse vere someting lesz than wi roentgens per hour, evacuation would not be indieatec Rowewer, for fallout material of the same concentration in sontact with tue akin the beta dose rete at 7 mg/es* would be about 60 reps/io.r ‘see Appencix B.} Presumably, per- sonnel would be ke:t indoor; for a few hous but upon release the aprroximate beta dose rates at 7 mgca would be 26 eix hours later. - fap three hours later gr 210 eer In addition, there ia tre variable factor ef what concen- fallout WON tratior of Sip unter: tay eocumulate in tre ankle region by walking eround ar area. s concentratior of fallout mater‘a. sn the ground that would result in about 20 roent,zens caxinu: theoretical (af nity ganza dose, Lf in ¢_ontact wiki, the skin woulc result in + bata. tose rate to the basal layer of the skin of about 1/4 MRM thoce indicate: 4+ <2 crevious paragraph, USAETE | ams | ~ ead “ ” oo ie