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

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five the hotter it gets. Heat is measured by degrees. Radiation is measured by rads.

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