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%

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