70 N-12 A major weakness in the DOE-1982 dose calculations was th small number of samples on which it was often based (URCL-5285 , Pt, 1). For example, in the case of Rongelap Atoll the number of vegetation samples per island were as follows: Rongelap 35, A ibar 6, Borukka 4, Mellu 6, Kabelle 6, Naen 7. On Ailingnae Atoil, there wer 7 on Sifo and 2 on Uwanen. To make up for this deficiency, vegetation specific acti were at times calculated by applying a factor to the soil's s activity. Robison has subsequently found that such a method give erroneous results (personal communication to H. I. Kohn) ities cific Table N.12 #1 shows some of the inconsistencies that ari e when such data are tabulated. For example, pork has the same cesi specific-activity on all islands in Rongelap Atoll; the tota dose on Kabella and Mellu islands is 4.4 rem (30-year), but the in ernal exposures are 5500 and 8000 pCi/day, respectively.