Table 222, Comparison of radionuclides in surface air (fCi/m?) on Enewetak, Livermore, California, and Balboa, Panama. Livermore, Calif, , Balboa, Panama, S°N 79°W, < 6-116 90-250 43-143° <0.4-0,42 0, 03-0.3 0.005-0.4 5 545. 5? NDET? 0,29-3.4 - 1253, <0. 27-0. 272 NDET 0. 04-0, 23 - 1062, <0, 9-2.6 <0, 2-1.6 0. 14-2. 9 - 137 Os <0.49-0, 82 <0. 04-2. 5 0.63-3.2 144 a6 <2,5-3.7 <0. 22-1.9 0.24-3.1 239,240, <0.03-2.6 <0.001-0,025 0.01-0.05 <0.001-0.030 238, <0.04-0.13 <0.0028-0.008 0.001-0.005 <0.001-0.003 Nuclide YVONNE "Be | 54Mn < 49-193 <0.6-2.1 9555 103py 0° 24.ay <0, 3-0. 30 Remainder of Enewetak Atoll <0. 14-4. 0 1972 - NDET 1972-1973 - <0. 9-8. 5 0.09-1.7 0.7-11.2 NDET NDET “Detected only one sample. Not detected, “Oct. -Dec. 1972 range. 238 Pu, 229 Pu, and 241 Am in air could be taken between November 28 and December from either local resuspension or from 19, 1972. worldwide fallout. always greater than 10 knots and often A comparison of Wind speeds were aimost activitv levels at Enewetak with those ob- greater than 20 knots at all sampling served at Livermore, locations. Balboa, California, and In addition, frequent light rain showers served to keep the ground Panama is shown in Table 222, It appears that, with the exception of the surface damp. Table 223 presents Single sample on which 5.5 fCi/m* of climatological data which have been pub- 103 Ru was observed, the only airborne lished for Enewetak and Kwajalein. radionuclides present at levels consist- apparent that December represents a ently higher than those at the other two fairly average month as far as total rain- locations were the Pu-Am species on fall and rainfall frequency are concerned, YVONNE, a result not too surprising, while average windspeeds are higher than considering the known soil contamination those observed most of the vear. It is levels on that island. Of the 32 air samples, four were Radioactive Scrap and Buried Debris taken in October 1972 before typhoon Holmes and Narver, Inc., as part of Olga struck, and the remainder were the engineering survey they conducted II-35 41