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20
Scale—km
Fig.
Ll.
Map of Bikini Atoll.
a few hundred square meters to
unexpected changes in the wind
islands of about 2 km?
directions caused the cloud to
Bikini and
Eneu are the most likely islands to
travel toward
be reinhabited.
Island.
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A total of 23 nuclear tests
the east over Bikini
Most of
the radioactive
contamination on Bikini Island is
due to this event.
took place during the testing period.
Most of the tests were conducted on
This recent survey was designed
barges anchored in the lagoon or on
to evaluate the potential external
the reef.
gamma doses associated with pro-
All islands were subjected
to varying degrees of close-in
posed housing locations on Bikini
fallout.
and Fneu Isiands,
winds
Generally,
the prevailing
transported the radioactive
debris clouds
One exception,
the major terrestrial food crops on
the atoll.
occurred
In this report we only
assess the external gamma doses.
during the Bravo event when
-2-
9018 AOS
to evaluate
_ the potential doses received through
toward the southwest.
however,
and