project 2.58 - FALLOUT DISTRIBUTICN STUDIES
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Project Officer - ©. 2. Tompkins

(E. R. Tompkins)
This report is confined to results obtained from the
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Objectives

The followinz objectives were sought in this experiment:

Extent and time of arrival of fallout over the
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- fagoon and atoll islands.

Physical nature of the fallout.
Instrumentation

All available stations in.the lagoon end on the atoll
itlands were instrumented.

For location of stations see Holmes

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Results

Collections were obtained at a number of lagoon stations

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“id four island stations.

#2. field data are contained in Table 2.“a-l.

Stations are identi-

ifed by H & N reference numbers and by island names.

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Measurenents

“226 obtained with a PLB radiac in contact witn the sample con-

““iners; background at time and loceticon of measurements on atoll
fllinds provably included some residual from previous detonations.
Little can be said at present concerning the annarent
. “¥Sleal state of the contaminent upon arrival since heavy rains

*cllowing the shot tended to dilute and obscure the original

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No time of arrival samples were obtained.

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