Profect 2,6b - RADIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF SURFACE
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CONTAMINATION

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Project Officer ~ R. C. Tompkins Objectives

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The objectives of this work were to study the distripution of certain nuclides within fall-out particles and to
determine some of tne differences in radiochemical properties

between Liquid and solid fall-out.
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Instrumentation

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Total fall-out collectors were set up on Enyu, Rukoji,

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arriizan, end Yokororyuru Islands.

On account of a failure in

the tining circuit, the collector on Bokororyuru opereted before
the shot.

The collector on Enyu did not operate properly. Col-

lectors on Rukoji and Arriikan operated properly.
Results

Since the yield

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AETETERy tne semples recovered were too small to size~grade.

Comparisons of the aqueous and solid pheses were made, however,
®S shown in Table 2.6b-1.

Additional data will be covered in

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TABLE 2.6b-1
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COMPARISON OF LIQUID VS SOLID FALL-OUT

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