Appendix I
Enewetak Radiological Survey Report
Abstract
els of contamination comparable to or

The AEC has conducted a survey of
the total radiological environment of Ene-

less than those due to world-wide fallout

wetak Atoll in order to provide data for

in the United States.

judgments as to whether or not all or any

half, islands ALICE to IRENE are most

part of the Atoll can be safely reinhabited.

heavily contaminated, KATE to WILMA

More than 4500 samples from all parts of

are least contaminated, and JANET is at

the marine, terrestrial, and atmospheric

an intermediate level,

On the northern

These radiological data have been com-

components of the Atoll environment were

analyzed by instrumental and radiochemi-

bined with the best information currently

cal methods, In addition, an aerial sur-

available on the expected diet of the Ene-

vey for gamma-radiation levels was con-

wetak people to estimate potential whole-

ducted over all land areas,
906. IS%og 60
Co, and 239py are the

body and bone doses to the population for

predominant radioactive isotopes now

70-yr intervals after return.

present, but their distribution is far from

year integral dose estimates for unmodi-

six living patterns at 5-, 10-, 30-, and

fied (i.e., current) conditions are shown

Islands on the southern half of

uniform,

the Atoll from ALVIN to KEITH have levTable A.

Thirty-

in Table A,

The 30-yr integral dose for six living patterns, assuming unmodified conditions,
30-year integral dose, rem
Unmodified conditions

Living
pattern

Bone

Inhalation
Lung Liver

External

4(-4)

Bone,
Ww. B.
0,83

Terrestrial
one

W,

0.14

0.053

0.84

Total

one

7(-4)

9(-4)

II

0.029

0.036

0,016

1.6

2,7

33

0,053

0.84

TIl

0.10

0.13

0,056

4.0

6.1

75

0,053

0.84

11

80

31

220

IV

0,47

0,59

0,24

210

0,053

0,84

Vv

0.11

6.13

0,058

2.9

2.7

33

0,053

0.84

VI

0,090

0,11

0,049

4.4

0.6

130

0.052

0,84

Living
pattern

I
il

21

1,0

one

I

10

2.1

Marine

3.8

4.4

35

5.7
14

Village island

Agriculture

Visitation

FRED/ELMER/DAVID
FRED/ELMER/DAVID

ALVIN through KEITH

Southern islands

KATE through WILMA
plus LEROY

Northern islands

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135

III

JANET

JANET

Northern islands

IV

BELLE

BELLE

Northern islands

Vv

JANET

KATE through WILMA
plus LEROY

Northern islands

VI

JANET

ALICE through IRENE

Northern islands

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