Did we people on Utirik get as much radiation as the people on Rongelap? No, because Utirik is farther away from Bikini than Rongelap. One way to mea- sure radiation is by counting the ‘‘rads”. Below is the numberofrads the people got in 1954: People on Rongelap........... eveveeeeereceeeeecaeees 175 rads People on Ailinginae.......0.. ee 69 rads Americans on Rongerik.......000.0.0.. cee 70 rads People on Utirik........ cece eeeeteeseseeeeenees 14 rads umn Hot Utrrk Fire Rongelap Bomb ¢Tome C a | \ CO eae” (f 2 C— f Rongelap 175 rads g i Rongertk 70 rads a 3 Uurtk 14 rads No, because Utirtk isfarther awayfrom Bikint. It is likefire. The closeryou getto five the hotter it gets. Heat is measured by degrees. Radiation is measured by rads. - 95 - 2005149]