A fairly clear picture was formulated as to what the Atoll should be
like at the present time.
Examination of reports from the laboratories, LLL and LASL, enabled
us to estimate what radionuclides should be present as a result of the
composition of nuclear devices and any experiments which were performed

as part of the detonations.

These are listed in Table.1.

The quantities

of "environmental" materials, structural steel, concrete, wiring, pipe,
etc., were also determined and helped to establish what debris should
have remained after a shot.

This information engendered questions on

the ultimate disposition of these materials after the tests, stimulating
further search efforts.
The operations reports made to the Test Manager indicated fallout
patterns for nearly every event.

From these, as a crude but reasonable

effort to develop an idea of residual conditions, the Atoll's islands
were graded as a function of the reported fallout insult (measured exposure
rates) corrected to Htl hour past detonation.
is shown as Table 2.

The resulting gradation

This crude attempt proved to be reasonably accurate,

and a useful planning device.
Radiological Safety Reports made during and after the several test
operations prompted more questions and consternation than answers.

These

reports indicated some acute radiological problems which were subsequently
corrected, such as serious alpha contamination, decontamination activities,
radioactive debris/waste disposals, etc.

Unfortunately, these reports

failed to provide sufficient detail to determine, in all cases, the eventual fate of the radioactivity itself, where it was disposed of--land, lagoon
or sea,

and how or how well.

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