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Most of the 28 U. S. Service personnel stationed on Eniwetak Island,
Rongerik Atoll, received about 40-50 roentgens, based on film badge readings.

Three members of the group who were located for part of the time

in another section of the island were estimated to have received somewhat
higher doses.

Seventeen of the 28 personnel showed only slight superfi-~

cial lesions with one questionable case of epilation.

It should be

pointed out that the personnel were in metal buildings during some of
the fallout time and for most of the time thereafter until evacuation.
This reduced the direct contemination as well as the whole-pody cumma
dose.

A film badge hanging on the center pole of a tent at one end of

the island read 98 roentgens.

Calculations based on dose rate readings

at another part of the island indicated somewhat lower doses, if rerson=

nel had remained in the open for the period of time from fallout (about

H # 7.5 hours) to evacuation (at about H # 34 hours).

Upon arrival at

Kwajalcin one personnel gemma dose rate reading was as high as 250

mr/hr at about H x 35 hours.
The above data do suggest that there muy be possible a rough bracketing of gamma-beta doses versus beta burns.

On the one hand, the

natives from Utirik received an estimated whole-body gamma dose of 15
roentgens and showed no evidence of beta burns.

On the other hand, the

natives on Sifo Island, Ailinginae Atoll, received about an estimated
whole-body gamma dose of 75 roentgens with 14 personnel showing slight

burns, 2, moderate burns, 2, no burns, 3 with moderate epilation, and 15
with no epilation.

In addition, Roneglap natives received 170 roentgens

whole=body gamma dose, and about 90% showed some degree of lesions and

56%, some degree of epilation.

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