4.2 Data Reliability -------------------------------------------- 55

4.2.1 Isodose Determinations- -----------------------------+-+----- 55

4.2.2 Contamination-Density Determinations ------------------------- 56

4.3 Distribution of Contamination in the Sea---------------------------- 56

4.3.1 Stability of Contaminated Area ------------------------------- 56
4.3.2 Estimates of Total Fallout- -------------------+-------------- 57

CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -------------------- 60
3.1 Conclusions----------- wor ee eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee
5.1.1 Altitude Absorption -------------+---+---~+----------------5.1.2 Fallout Distribution - ------------+----------+-+-------------5.1.3 Material-Balance Estimates ------------ --------------+----5.2 Recommendations- ---------------------+--++------+-+---+-------

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APPENDIX A

DERIVATION OF ALTITUDE ABSORPTION
OF GAMMA RADIATION - ------~-------~------- +--+ ee ee 62

APPENDIX B

DETAILS OF MAJOR INSTRUMENTS----------------------- 63

B.1 Aerial Radiation Detector, HASL TH-10-B -----------~---+------------ 63
B.2 Altitude Compensator ---------------------- eee eee ee ee eee ee 63
B.3 Tclemeter, HASL TT-3-X --------------- +--+ eee ee ee ee eee eee 63 B.4 Automatic Gamma Monitor, HASL TN-4-C-~ --------------+----+------- 63
B.5 Scintameter Survey Meters ----------------------- ee eee een ee 63

B.6 Gamma Spectrometer, HASL TM-10-A---------------------------- 65

APPENDIX C

ALTITUDE ABSORPTION MEASUREMENTS DURING
PREVIOUS OPERATIONS- - -------------------------+----- 66

APPENDIX D

ANALYTICAL DATA FROM SAMPLES OF SEA WATER- --------- 69

D.1 Surface Samples -------------+----+---2------- ee eee eee 69

D.2 Depth Samples--------+---------+--~------------ +--+ +--+ 69

REFERENCES - ------------------------ 22-2 eee ee ee ee ee eee ee eee 76
FIGURES
1.1 Coordinate system of gammaradiation from a water volume -------------- 13
1.2 Radiation attenuation referred to h = 3 feet----~-----~-----------rr rrr 14

1.3 Determination of estimated outerboundary ~-----------+3+ +r crc rrr rere 15
2.1 Project 2.64 air control- ------------~--- rrr terre rts 18

2.2 Communication routing, Project 2.64 air control ---------------------- 18

2.3 Radiation-survey-equipment mounting locations in P2V-5 aircraft ---------- 20
2.4 Aerial-survey system - ------------- 3-2-7 rrr rrr rrr rrr rcs 21

2.5 Energy dependence of dose rate response, Top Hatplastic
phosphor

--------------- rrr rrr rrr rrr 22

2.6 Angular response of Top Hat radiation detector -----------7- 7-777 errr 22
3.1 Surimary of 37 pre- and postflight calibrations of Top Hat
radiation detectors -- -----------~ err rrr rrr rrr rr rrr 25

_ 3.2 Radiation attenuation over land (Helicopter) ------------ 7-5-5057 errrrn 26

3.3 Radiation attenuation over land (P2V-5 aircraft) ---------------------- 27

3.4 Radiation attenuation over water -------------------- ree rr rr rrr 27

3.5 Flight pattern, Shot Cherokee D-day -----------------r rer ctr ctr 28
3.6 Flight pattern, Shot Zuni, D-day-------~----------- rr rrr crt 29
3.7 Flight pattern, Shot Zuni, D+1 day---------------7- errr rer ttre 30

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