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August 14, 1979

Dr. W. L. Robison
University of California

Lawrence Livermore Laboratory

PO Box 809
Livermore, CA 94550
Dear Bill:

I have put together some detailed comments on your latest draft of
the Enewetak doses.
Overall, I think that you have done an excellent
job in the short time available.
However, I find the computer printouts

in the appendix (aside from external dose) less than useful because the

living condition is not specified.

tables

labeled

"living

conditions

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I find,

Janet".

for example,

Each

one

five separate

has different

numbers and the correspondence to the numbers in the tables in the
report is poor. . 1 would suggest a definitive label for each fastened so
that it will stay with the document.
Detailed comments follow.

1.

pp. 4, 8, 9, 10, 11.
Throughout we find the term R/h.
I would guess that on pp. 4, uR/h is meant but cannot
say about-the others.

_

2.

pp. 9, 3rd parag., 2nd line.

3.

pp. 10, lines 5 & 6.

4,

5.

your map of the atoll.

30.

I cannot find Tainel (Percy) on

pp. 10, 2nd parag.

Perhaps Dick Gilbert could tell me

pp. 11, 2nd parag.

Is the difference in levels between

why you include the average using the MDA instead of
the actual measured value.
This does bias the results.

the west tip of Aomon and the rest of the islands large
or
small?
I
am
concerned
with
the
probable
establishment of wato's that could affect the dose to
individuals.

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