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the greatest likelihood of the presence of plutonium.

The

values given in Table 14, therefore, probably are maximum values

for each type of sample.

The ratios of 239,240), to 238,,,

approach 2:1 at Eniman I. and are about 15:1 in Bravo Crater.
Bikini I.

soils contained no detectable 23854,

contained the highest concentration of

analyzed.

although they

239,240,

u of the samples

The presence of 239,240), and 20755 in goatfish viscera

is consistent and probably results from direct ingestion of fine
‘
.
ro
‘
particles of sediment during feeding.

The absence of

238
.
—§ Pu in

goatfish viscera as compared with the sediment merely reflects
a low concentration of this radionuclide,

below the Limits of

detection.
Although none of the 1969 samples were analyzed for the
X-ray emitter 63N4,

this radionuclide was found in concentrations

of 80 d/m/g dry weight in Bravo Crater sediment collected in
1967

(Beasley and Held,

1969).

Nickel-63 is of particular interest

as a tracer since it has a half-life of 92 years.
.

the clam kidney accumulates

63__,

Ni,

.

as it does

60

Co,

In addition,
.

and is there-

fore an indicator organism for the presence of Oni,
:
.
‘
Another long-lived radionuclide,

108m
Ag,

:
L,
with a half-life

of approximately 100 years, has been identified for the first

time among the radionuclides at Bikini.

This radionuclide was

detected from the gamma-ray spectrum of the hepatopancreas of

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