Variations in radiation levels,
little can be said about the
characteristics of areas where high or low levels might be
found.
Field gamma spectral measurements,
(see Figure 6)
are summarized below.
at two locations
SPECTROMETER AND IONIZATION CHAMBER EXPOSURE RATES
(ur/hr )
Total
Location
+37 Cs
8° Go
*26s,n
Total
exposure
rate
.4(10%)
4.0
4.1
. 3 (6%)
4.8
5.1
Aircraft hangar
3.1(78%)
~5(12%)
1200
3.0(63%)
1.5 (31%)
ft.
north
The exposure rates at these two Locations were representative
of the average levels of radiation for the island.
The radioisotopes, which were present, were in proporticns similar to
locations on Bikini, though in much less quantity with the
major contributor to the total dose rate still **’cs (60 to
80%).
With the HASL TLD units placed on Eneu, we obtained
exposure rate estimates consistent with the other measurements.
At four locations along the lagoon road, the TLD results were
6.7 wr/hr, 4.6 pr/hr,
13.2 ur/hr, and 5.7 pr/hr.
The NRDL
.
ts
No soil samples were taken on Eneu in 1967 due to the
very low gamma radiation levels which are in the range of
the natural exposure rates commonly found in the Continental
U. s.*7%,
However, the 1964 soil data confirm that “87 ag
is the major contributor to the total exposure rate.
a
gnas
eee
TLD measurements did not show non-zero readings due probably
to the larger uncertainty in the background subtraction.
a
~. 3%