TABLE

5

Residual Gross Alpha Activity - Palomares - 1966 Samples

Post Cleanup - Surface layer of Soil (0-2'"')
Area
2-1

2-2

one
‘

2-3B

Gross Alpha*

Activity (pCi/g dry)

Plutonium Activity**

5.1

(pCi/g dry)
Range:
Average:
0.09-16.8
2.5

214

2.7-450

134

11.1

1.4-3.6

1.3

Comment
2" of Soil removed during
’ cleanup

Control area believed to be
Pu free

3-1

11.2

0.3-2 130

156

3+2

97.8

0.5-253

34.1

5-1

22.1

0.4-4.5

1.4

5-2

6.2

0.05-4.1

0.9

5-3B

9.1

0.09-1.8

0.9

*Samples taken by Junta de Energia Nuclear, Madrid

**Samples taken by LASL for chemical analysis

Control area believed to be
Pu free

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