RMI Nuclear Justice Documents

APPENDIX 17
Gamma Spectropraphic Data, Rongelap People,

Subject

No.

Age

Wt(Ke)

137

Potassium

g/Kg BodyWt.

1965

60

Cs

nCi/Kg Body Wt.

Ci/Kg

Co

Body

Rongelap Exposed Males (Age 11-15)
83
54
2

Ll
12
13

33.6
40.4
32.4

2.11
2.03
2.26

19

14

42.3

2.21

6

13

30.7

Mean

9.0
12.6
18.4

18.8
28.5
41.0

2.34

17.8

12.4

27.2

17.0

2.19

14.0

26.5

Rongelap Unexposed Males (Age 11-15)
921

813
912

1052
814
1036
1033
818
913
815
863

11
ll
12

12
13
13
14
14
14

15
15

29.3

1.78

27.7
28.9

22.5

1.84
2.32

37.1
35.1
34.4
57.3
41.4
39.1

2.19
2.33
2.08
1.80
2.14
2.06

47.7
50.0

31.6
39.6

18.9
23.3
13.9
13.1
23.5
15.9

2.32
2.13

Mean

32.3

27.8
20.0

2.09
+0.20%*

22.7
31.9
29.3
27.7
32.5
31.2

17.7
22.6

19.1
48.1

19.9
+4.3

31.5
+7.3

Rongelap Exposed Females (Age 11-15)
86*

11

65
33

12
12

42

14

8

17

24.3

2.45

26.6
45.5

2.28
1.82

36.3

1.69

13

40.3

14

49.7

.

1.67

Mean

15.2

6.5

11.9
21.0
12.6

16.5

1.61

20.4

1.92

16.3

42.5
29.8

.

36.6

42.9
13.8

28.7

RongelapUnexposed Females (Age 11-15)
81il
805
911
955
996
960

816

11
11
12
12
12

15

15

29.4
32.3
41.6
47.3
34,8

2.13
1.64
1.93
1.52
2.28

19.2
14.5
19.9
7.4
20.9

37.1
38.5
23.5
13.1
29.9

50.0

1.38

12.2

32.2

1.81

15.9

28.9

49.5

1.82

Mean
* Exposed in utero,

17.0

5

5

** Standard deviation = J? (XD -(2 *)
N

N

154

27.8

Wt.