has support in that even the most superficial bets burns of the natives
expoped to fallout following the March 1, 1954 detonation showed a general
area affected rather than small individual spots.
Om the other hand, the
cattle and horses exposed near the Bevadsa Proving
Grounds showed burns
over areas only atout the sise of a quarter
Bren though these may not
have been produced by single perticles, they do represent less of an area
effect than suggested for the natives.
Also, radioautographs of the fallout
in areas outaide the EFG suggest the occurrence of individual particles
with non-overlapping of radiation fields.
Sovever, in neerby areas where
the fallout ves relatively heavy, there was a definite overlapping of the
fields,
WITH OUR PRESENT EMOWLEDGE IT SHOULD BE STATED THAT DUE TO THE
PARTICULATE MATURK OF PALLOOT Y¥ WOULD mOT BE FOSSIBLE TO ESTABLISH
REASONABLE AND
OPERATIOMALLY WORKABLE CRITERIA THAT A? THE SAME TIME
WOULD GUARARTES THAT THERE REVER WOULD BE AN
OCCURRENCE OF A BETA BURN.
If one were to accept the assumed beta to gamma dose rates of about
100=200 to 1 (measured under the
an infinity beta dose
eonditiors given above), this might mean
of 1000=2%00 rera t& the basal layer of the spidernis
pen
nee
When the whole body infinity gamsa dose was 10 roextgens.
fallout material may be removed before thea infinity dose
yet, on the other han’,
Of course, the
is delivered;
it is not fmprobahle that {t could reaein in the
hair for essentially this length of tine.
In the case of a oneshow fallout,
aluost one half of the dose vould be delirmre’ in the next 24 hours.
40%
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