Table

4.

Alpha

Emitting

Nuclides

Nuclide

239’

in Soil - Eneman

100 \JR/hr area

240Pu

238PU

The

500 ~,R/hr Area
~~o

11

220

2

40

(ENIDRIK)

island

of Enidrik

is located
The

the atoll

(Figure

vegetated

and

over most

of the ar~a.

The

ai~--dried weight)

27

241M

UNqLE

(pCi/g

central

by ipomoea
10 pR/hr

8).

showed

vines

northwest

background

portion

of the

and the

the vegetative

cover

devoid

of vegetation,

dominate

at 10 pR/hr
No coconut
pandanus
located

or less
trees

were

over

were

and

seen,

on the western

last

location

tion

in the arrowroot

previously
A soil

where

remains
this

on the

island

is heavily

levels

thin.

of coral

end.

eastern

large

end cf the

sandy

areas,

levels

majority

of the eastern

island.

A few scattered

was

overgrown

are generally

Background

remain
enc.
mature

of in-mature pandanus

One arrowroot

0.2 pCi/g

rubble

levels

Two

rim of

of 100 to 300 vR/hr

the narrow

grove

the background
was

end of the

toward

one small
end.

southern

radiation

the great

found

on the

consists

background

island

of Eneman

radiation

island

Progressing

or less.

west

sample

was

250 tiR/hr.

(wet weight)

The

after

taken

was
at this

137Cs

concentra-

processing

as

137CS,

60Co

described.

sample

taken

to be the major

in a 300 uR/hr

gamna

emitting

area

showed

contaminants

‘OzmRh,

(78%,

14%,

and

and 5% respectively

by concentration).
Only

a few

removed

for

pieces
burial

of radioactive

debris

were

found

and these

were

at sea.

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