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and Dr. Dunning,

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summarize.

and I think I will leave that for him to

There are minor differences in the approaches and
also the numerical values of the parameters, but these do not
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seem to lead to any sharply different values.

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is all I have to say.

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is a great deal of uncertainty in trying to estimate the

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numbers.

Different instruments were used by different people

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at different times,

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were calibrated recently before use,

some were not.

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addition to the actual survwys taken,

of course,

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computations were made, such as the ratio of formation of

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Neptunium and fission products for this particular device,

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being of the order of .8, for exampl,

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estimate what the relative dose rates would be at different

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times after detonatio and trying to come up with an

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integrated dose for the times of interest.

g.

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are

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theoretical

and then trying to

In the case of Rongelap natives, the fifth or sixth

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hour after the fallout to the time of evacuation, there was

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still some uncertainty as to the exact time of initial

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fallout, even uncertainty as to Neptuniun contribution,

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uncertainty as to where the people were.

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dose rat e readings at different parts of the island.

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were the natives?

epartrceny of Do serg
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and different places.

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We had different

How long did they stay there?

Where

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