ACTIVITY (DISINTEGRATIONS PER MINUTED

TUN

3

Janet O-i2Hr

Interval Activity

&

TTT

5,

a

--—— Cumulative Activity

05

L. ACLSPEPEit

6

PTT T'

SHOT 6

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TIME AFTER SHOT (HOURS)

Fig. 3.17 Variation of Beta Activity
with Time, Shot 6, Janet v-12 hour
nificant fallout from these shots being deposited over most land

areas of the shot atolls. Shot 4 fallout was significant from Dog
through How and light or non-existent on the other islands.

No photographs of the Shot 3 cloud were obtained.13/ The Shot

3 yield was relatively much lower than the yields from the other shots

and it can be postulated that the resultant cloud was much smaller
and did not cover the entire shot atoll. Deposition of Shot 3 fallout

at Bikini Atoll may be accounted for by examining the wind vectors at

shot time.

(Appendix B).

tense activity to the
immediately after the
transported the cloud
of ground zero 1/2 to
304-3

Surface and low altitude winds carried in-

stations immediately to the west of ground zero
detonation. Winds at altitudes above 6900 ft
to the dowrmind stations 14 miles to the north
11/2 hr after the shot.

Activity in the Base Surge
No evidence of base surge activity from Shots 1 and 4 was

found by this project, because all base surge sampling stations were

made inoperative either by blast pressures or by heavy waterwaves.

The Director, Program 2, has stated that no evidence of a base surge
was found from any CASTLE shot but that secondary disturbances at the

base of the column of the surface water shots (in shallow water) have

been observed in photographs.

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