CASTLE Exposures Number of Persons Service Badged Army 1,503 Navy 6,255 Roentgens (R) Unavai | Dose Expasure Zero 1.000 3.000 1.001- 3.001- 8 27 1,276 121 60 4% <1% <1% 3 78° 35 <1% 113 2% 3,544 57% 1,945 31% 453 7% 157 3% 8 <1% 96 15 12 494 208 59 25 31 52d <1%5 2% .001- 85% 8% 5.000 5 .00110.00 8 Over High 10.0 Recorded Air Force 844 Marine Corps 193 2 1% 13 7% 67 35% 78 40% 29 15% 4 2% 0 0% Other Govt/ 2,175 170 8% 86 4% 1,22] 56% 323 15% 292 13% 81 4% 2 <1% 27.825 Totals 10,970 230 2h 251 oh 6,602 60% 2,675 24% 893 8% 275 3% 44 <1% 96 a Zero doses were not recorded in the Consolidated List of CASTLE Radiological Exposure D Percent of total service personnel in each group. Contractor 1% 58% 25% 7% 3% 4% 5.510 oy Three unbadged Army personnel on Rongerik Island originally were assigned a dose of 9£ which was taken from a badge mounted on a tent pole. The high value comes from badges worn by Air Force personnel on Rongerik. The U.S. A’ Force has assigned an estimated total dose of 86R to each member of its Rongerik group EEKKEEK EKER EKER ER EEK KK EKEKKEREEE REE KEKE KEKEREEEE ERE EER KEE EEE EK EEEKEREKERKKEK From 1945 to 1962 the United States conducted several series of underwater, Surtace, and above-surtace nuclear tests. The Detense Nuclear Agency (DNA) was, in 1978 assigned as Department of Detense's (DoD) Executive Agent to conduct a program to identify DoD participants, determine radiation doses, and write histories of the series. This fact sheet summarizes information on OPERATION CASTLE, one of those test series. Further information can be obtained trom DNA Report #6035F. 4 + 4 + + oO OF OF | for many units. + ot OF oF oF OF OF c 2% KRKEKKKEKKKKEKKKEKEKEK KK KEK KEK KEKKK KEKE KKK EKKEKEEKKKKEKKERKEEKK RE KE KEKE REE REEKEKREREKEKK