It.is not appropriate to compare the results from the various
tests without. first considering the time periods between tests.
For example, fallout from Bravo was not masked by later debris for
about a month in the region of tests, and could be identified for
an even longer period in regions remote from the test site. On
the other hand, Union debris was quickly overshadowed by fallout

from Yankee, which occurred nine days later.

The world-wide distribution of fallout from Bravo is shown in

Figures 3.3 and 3.4.

Assigned to the burst was all fallout from

the period from February 28 to April 5, 1954, with the exception

of debris in a limited area which was determined to be from Romeo
(See Appendix A), The average activity of this fallout, corrected

to 100 days after burst, was 1937 d/m/ft®, for a total fallout of

L.79 megacuries, or 3.7 megacuries as of July 1, 195k.

Figures 3.5 and 3.6 show the total Romeo fallout from the time

of the bursts through May 3, 1954.

The,world-wide average activity

at 100 days after burst was 1LL5 d/m/ft°
curles, or 3.71 megacuries on July 1.

the third burst, Koon.

for a total of 3.57 mega-

No debris was assigned to

Fallout from Union (Figures 3.7 and 3.8) covers the period
through May 12, a somewhat shorter veriod than the first two bursts,
since Yankee was detonated only nine days after Union. The world-wide

average fallout was 28) d/m/ft at 100 days after burst for a total
of 0.70 megacuries, or 1.13 megacuries on July 1.

Yankee cumulative results are given in Figures 3.9 and 3.10.-

Debris was specifically attributed to this burst through May 21.

However, much of the fallout which occurred beyond this period also
originated from Yankee so that the total fallout is undoubtedly

much greater than the values given.

Through May 21. Yankee fallout

averaged 1219 d/m/ft*, for a total of 3.01 megacuries at 100 days

after burst.
megacuries.

Corrected to July 1, 195h, this value becomes 5.78

Nectar fallout is shown in Figure 3.11. Since this burst
follower
Yankee burst by only nine days, debris from
Nectar 1s identifiable as such only for a few days and in the regicn
near the test area. ,This fallout from Nectar amounts to a world-wide

average of 81 d/m/tt®, or 0,20 megacuries, at 100 days after burst,

0.47 megacuries on July 1, 195k.

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