Rattier than establish
active

artifacts,

islands

firm,

or the elimination

of the atoll,

exposure
useful

versus
value

re~dings

than

waste

for

All

and buried

100 tiR/hr was

buried

This

was

on islands

in excess
level

of 100 uR/hr

of activity

was

1).

per

were

where

found.

buried

in terms

or no

contact

was

;reated

No radioactive

reading

of Bikini,

less

debris.

background
debris

as

were

non-radioactive

exhibiting

on the islands

with

scrap

the

the potential

Iocatiors

cases,

of radio-

from

litth

(PR/hr)

specific

with

areas

of

having

hour

In some

on land together

areas

or concrete

Three

at sea.

than

done

metal

the removal

background*

or artifacts

scrap

(Figure

for

viewed

100 micro-Roentgen

this burial

only

was

debris

All

criteria

of high

situation

removed.

greater

selected

each

benefit.

was

radioactive

restrictive

levels

at any

Eneu,

or

Aerokoj.
The

exterior

Odrik,

Lomilik,

up to 7,000
200

LR/hr

tnan
was

of several

bunkers,

and Aomen)

and N~m,

on the northern

exhibited

~lRad/hr (1. + () at contact.

maximum.

The

levels

10 :;R/hr, however.
l;egligible,

and storage

located

and

Since

inside

The

the bunkers

were

for

desired

by the natives,

were

viere

less

personnel

as typhoon

the larger

(Iroij,

of radioactivity

net rjamma levels

the potential

the bunkers

buildings

levels

complex

exposure

shelters

bunkers

were

left”

intact.
Several
due

instances

to soil

contamination

that

attempting

soil

would

therefore,

*The
the

term

destroy
most

such

report.

and

as from

of the world

in this

areas

as

also

these

the limited

“background”

as well

background
were

to reduce

time of survey

ations
part

of high

that

text

sources.

the

resulting

Natural

are so low as to be ignored

the consensus
layer

of

of the area,

undisturbed.

denotes

portion

200 uR/hr,

the top

capability

left essentially

in this

than

It was

by removing

agricultural

includes
natural

greater

encountered.

levels

were

used

levels,

radiation
from

background

when

levels

testing
le~els

determining

at

operin this

“net”

values

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