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Erhibit L

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May 24, 1948

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L. H. Henpelnann, H-Divyision

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SUBJECT: DOSAGEESTIMATES ON SARDSTONE PERSONNEL BASED ON IBIEHVIEWSWITH

1. Rod Spence supplied the following data on the hottest filter papers

measured st 10:05 p.m., Saturday, May 15, 1948. This is 36 hours after

zero tines

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Paper #1 6 60" (153 om), 14 ywi/nr; or 450 ak/hr @ 2 bre
Paper f2 6 kO" (108 ou), 18 yxR/hr; or 600 nk/hr @ 2 hrs

The papers are sbout 10" x 18". The intensity at 36 hrs is based on a 1.2
power decay of Yintensity with time.

It is assumed that we have a point

source effect. Ths above sources referred ts 1 om distance become:

2.

Paper #1

1.0 x 10! ex/fr @1 em € 2 hrs

Paper $2

7 208 an/ar 6 1 on.@ 2 bre

First we shall estimate the order of magnitude of beta curies an the

filter sheets.

Fron measuremsnte on vater boiler ectivation of WaCl for

a we found

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betas;

Bx 10° Pp cya/mgn NaCl

gemmas; 0.72 )nR/br/mgz Mall @ 1 em dist
The relation between B ani Yactivity is then 8 z 10*/o.72 or 1.1 x 109 B
cpn/jeR/hr for HaBh

Filter paper #2 above than had at 2 hrs tine:
7

Tx10°x14 210727
T-T x 10

COPIED/DOE

LANL Ra”

10

= 1. 3x 107

1.3 x 10°°/3.7 x 102° =z»

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opm per sheet, total

cps per sheet,

0.35 B curies G 2 hrs per ‘sheet

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