cat et ge er Meh Fhe ee EE rire tek ae oe bed 7 Fane4 Voee ed TARLE IT 1 IL IIL Iv v VE Rast Estimate of Average Dose Rates (mr/hr) of the Islands (Taken at Three Feet above_ the Ground) and of Natives (Personnel Read- BostEstiWhole-body Palloat Fa (Roantgens) Time of Locatio Rongelap mete of Estimated Camra Dose 5% hrs 170 ine gs) after Removal from Radiation Field, Both et Averoximstely Same Time, ak Effects Lesions: 6 None 19 Slight 22 Mederate 17 Severe a. Majority: $0-100mr hp 28 None 11 Slight 75 1] Moderate 14. Severe Lesions: 2 None 14 Slight (very sup- erficial) Epiintions . Utirik 15 None 16-18 hrs 15 Islerd Pearsorrel 1300 80 et H¢54 hrs 3 Moderate Lesions: None Epilations None 4 n " Approx,Time 16/1 H # 50 brs 60 mr/hr at 850 hrs Corrected verarces 80 raxr/ Averare! 40 mr /hr 410 53 8/1 Hf 52 brs 110 15 7/1 Hf 78 hrs \ o nN ( at 11452 hre Corrected Vornees_ 53 mr/ure Ayere res 20 mr/hr Assumed: 15 mr/hr atjiéonh 1 16 natives evacuated by air to Kwajalein and monitored upon arrival. 248 , Ratio b. Averare: Epiiation: 5 hrs | Personnel Reading USS Philip and monitored aboard the ship. : Data suggest meter readings low by about 50% since natives from same island read 80-100 mr/hr at Kwajalein some four hours later with calibrated meters. 3 40 mr/hr corrected to 60 mr/hr according to information in footnote 2, Report did not indicate range of values among individuals nor at different parts of body. 4, Readings taken by monitors from the RENSHAW on the Utirik beach where there may have been some contribution to ietbnisqe AO8e rates from Land. After wading to ship, average personnel readings were 7 mr/bre. awrocnry Cg ° npc k