ur/hr.

The highest levels on the island were measured aroun

a concrete instrument bunker near the lagoon shore.
Other
regions where high levels were found were located near the
western end over a desert-like plain and near depressions
with black algae cover.
Readings with the G-M counter in

these regions ranged from 110 to 217 ur/hr.

Soil samples were taken from two areas on the western

end where the highest levels were measured.

The analyses of

the samples indicated that the major contributors to the

exposure rate were *°co, *°?™ph, and ***Sb.

These three

emitters probably account for about 85% of the total exposur

rate, with the remainder due mostly to **’cs (12%).
1°. Rh,

1°2Rh,

Figure 9).
F.

Lukoj

+ °° Rh,

and SS on,

were also detected

*°°Eu,

(see

- Jelete

These two islands in the southwest part of the atoli
are quite similar to one another.
They are small, more or
less round with black coral rock overgrown with ipomea vines
along the shore areas.
Inland the islands had very dense
vegetation.
The soil was very damp with considerable
thickness of decaying organic matter.
These islands also

had large bird populations.

Survey of these islands was generally done by circling
each island about 100 ft. inland.
Spot measurements were
made in the interior with at least one transect across the
island through the dense vegetation.
The radiation levels on Lukoj were quite high.
On one
short transect the range was 61 to 104 ur/hr with the
scintillation counter and 63 to 130 ur/hr with the G-M
counter.
On another transect which cut more nearly across
the center of the island the ranges were 100 to 171 ur/hr
and 83 to 197 ur/hr.
A soil sample was taken near the
center of the island where the higher levels were measured.
This soil sample was analyzed on both NaI(T1) and Ge(Li)
spectrometers.
The spectra indicated that the major y-ray

emitters present were °°co, **5sb, *°?™pn, *®*Eu, and **7’¢s

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