SUBJECT:

Radlological Survey of Downwind .tolls Contaminated by BR

8 Mareh - 1000 = 1800 Two partics in smll teats surveyed Living ara
on Rongolap Ialand and castorn half of Rongclap toll
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. 9 March = O700 ~ 1130 Two partics in emll beats proeceded from the 7
.
which was stationed outside Utirik jtell and surveyed
Utirik and ion Ielands, tho main islands of the jtell
9 March ~ 1500 = 1700 Onc party in a small boat landod on tho outer
reof af Bikar Island and surveyed the island, tho onl:
large island of Bilar Atoll.

LO March ~ 0700 = L100 Two partics in small boats preeceded from the 7
which was stationod cuteide Rengerik atoll and survey

Eniwotak Ielnand (whore tho Task Ferco's Units had bccr
stationcd) and tho othcr important islands of the sto:

10 March =~ 1430 ~- 1900 Two partics in emill boats proeeeded fromth: If
which was stationed outsido Alinginac toll and surve:
tho inhabited islands of tho jtoll.

lL March - 0700 = 1400 Onc party in a emall boat surveyed the northworn dalonds of Rongclap itell and one party recheck:
the living aroas on Rengolap Island and ostablishced a2
reference lecation for firture decay masurcoonts,

12 March ~ 0800

Survey tcam arrived Mnimotok Atoll via DDE.

be Tho following personnel from tcst projects in TG 7.1, TU 13, scrved as
mombors of tho survey tcan:
Horbort Scoville, Jr.

TWel3 Staff

Richard Souls
Malmacr Stropo

Project 2.5a
Projoct 6.4

Richard Rast

Projoct 2.1

Tho USS NICHOLAS (DDE 449) supplicd boat crows under the direction of LT Cliffor
Prink, Exocutive Officer, for surveys.

5. Ingtrosentaticn
Radiac ect Ai/POR-39 was solcetcd as the instrimmnt to be uscd in the

conduct of tho survey.

Five (5) cach of AN/PDR=-39 wore crlivvatcd with an 8C

Curie Co™
source twenty-four hours bofore doparturc. Th: culibration yiclécd =
scro variation botwoen instrummts - any scalo. Upon cross chosking three of

these instruments, (a point of actual survey) in a radiaticn f1:ld of 0.320 -/tz

it was found that all threo instruments gave the samo reading.

Theso survey actors were subject to prolonged use under adverse condi=

tions of dampness (to tho point of aca watcr splashing over thea), salt ¢crosit
, all instruments opceratcs
and continual rough handling, With ono oxecption
. On tho final day it was fo:

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cfficicntly for tho duration of tho operation
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