APPENDIX
SAMPLE CASE INTERVIEW
After being evacuated to Kwajalein on 2 March 1954, all of the military
personnel assigned to Rongerik Atoll were interviewed to determine their specific
activities during the period 1 March until their subsequent evacuation on 2 March.
Some
of
the
interviews
provided
sufficient
detail
to
determine an individual's
activities, hence his whereabouts, on an hour-to-hour basis.
Because the film badge
dose estimates in this memorandum are based on seventeen such interviews, this
appendix shows how these data are utilized in calculating the film badge doses.
Reference 3 contains a summary of the interviews obtained from the 28 military
personnel after being evacuated to Kwajalein.
The results of an interview with CN
406, extracted from Reference 3, is as follows:
CN406
Duty. Rawinsonde Operator.
Activities. 1 March: On duty day of 1 March until 1630. Took shower before
chow. Attended movie in messhall.
2 March: Worked outside, helping to wash outside of messhall.
Clothing. Wore shorts until 1530. Changed to long clothing.
Food and Drink. Ate evening meal | March. Had coffee for breakfast, 2 March.
No lunch.
Fallout. Observed fallout at about 1500. "White ashes; light, floated down."
Film Badge. None. CN408 wore badge for group.
Evacuated. In first group (1245, 2 March).
Note: High school education. Thirteen months remaining of present enlistment.
Based on the interview with CN406, it is possible to estimate where this
individual was at a particular time and, hence, determine what radiation protection
was provided by the particular building he was in. When particular structure was not
specified, it was assumed he was outdoors (PF=1.0).
Table 6 details the activities of
CN406 as inferred from his interview, and lists the calculated film badge dose for this
individual during his stay on Rongerik.
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