FO eeem ae alt ie Did we people on Utirik get as much radiation as the people on Rongelap? No, because Utirik is farther awayfrom Bikini than Rongelap. One way to measure radiation is by counting the “rads”. Belowis the number of rads the people got in 1954: People on Rongelap.............0..00:ee 175 rads People on Ailinginae..........0.0.00:0 ee 69 rads Americans on Rongerik......0..000.0 ee 70 rads People on Utirik..........c cc cere 14 rads 105° Coal \ Rongerik ‘Bikini lil. . 175 rads | | OS 70 rads: . 14 rads aa Se ee ee Se Loe ~ tte Rongelap ee Fire ed Uurik No, because Utirik isfarther awayfrom Brkini. It is likefire. The closeryou get to fire the hotter it gets. Heat is measured by degrees. Radiation is measured by rads. — reer A - 95 -