Queg” “ons Answered by Dr. Conard C RADIATION FROM THE FALLOUT ACCIDENT IN 1954. What is radiation? What kinds of radiation did we get? Did the people of Utirik get as much radiation as the people on Rongelap? People on Rongelap, Ailingnae, Rongerik and Utirik were > accidentally exposed to fallout radiation on March 1, 1954 during the 2 U. S. atom bomb testing program, The bomb that caused the trouble was exploded at Bikini about 100 miles west of Rongelap and the bomb cloud went eastward in the direction of Rongelap instead of to the north over the ocean without islands as it had been expected to go. The Japanese fishing vessel,The Lucky Dragon, with 23 fishermen on board was also in the fallout. The map below shows the area of fallout. o MARSHALL ISLANOS ° - " . (SUTIRIK™ | - m8 RS