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Map of Bikini Atoll.

a few hundred square meters to

unexpected changes in the wind

islands of about 2 km,

directions caused the cloud to

Bikini and

Eneu are the most likely islands to

travel toward the east over Bikini

be reinhabited.

Island.

A total of 23 nuclear tests

Most of the radioactive

contamination on Bikini Island is

took place during the testing period.

due to this event.
This recent survey was designed

Most of the tests were conducted on
barges anchored in the lagoon or on

to evaluate the potential external

the reef.

gamma doses associated with pro-

All islands were subjected

to varying degrees of close-in

posed housing locations on Bikini

fallout.

and Eneu Islands, and to evaluate

Generally, the prevailing

winds transported the radioactive

_the potential doses received through

debris clouds toward the southwest.

the major terrestrial food crops on

One exception, however, occurred

the atoll.

during the Bravo event when

assess the external gamma doses.

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