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The YAGH,O was stationed 40 miles due north of ground zero,
out arrived shortly after H # 7 hours.

Fali-

The washdown was not activated

until a build-up of about 20 mr/hr on deck was reached,

This occurred

1 3/4 hours after the first indications of fallout arrival.

The fallout

ceased at approximately H # 21; the total time that the ship was in the
fallout was 13 hours.

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The total dose under the washdown was approximately 150 mr, compared
with 34 r in the non-washed area,

The relative effectiveness of the wash-

down for this event is 96 to 97 percent far dose rate and 93 percent for
accumulated dose,

Discussion ~ Washdown
The nature of the fallout material is considerably different from,
r
that of tne(2220) shot, i.e., considerably less mass and averag=

v

ing smaller size, 30 micron diameter or less, and arriving in liquid droplets of high salt content.

The significant difference is that the fallout

material consisted of very small, solj@,

in aqueous suspension whereas

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radioactive particles of bomb debris

I(zuNt) material was mostly agglomer=

ate material heavy and much larger in size.

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