Radio Station
290
160
Weather Station (N end of island) 280
Proj 6,6.Station (S end of island) 240
110
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In order to estimate the rate of decay between 8 and 11 March, the follow
ing radiation measurements were taken o three days on Rongelap Island:
March
Central living areca (village)
280 or/hr
Roof of cistern (Southern most)
240 mr/hr
Southern most cistern
Ground (contact) cistern arca
March
176 or/nr
220 or/hr
145 or/pr
220 orfnr
110 or
1,0 ‘imr/nr
An area was selectcd 30 yards inland from the Rongelap cemetcry as a mas
ing point for future decay measurements, This arca is outlined with 2X%4s plac
on pails, The waist height reading was 210 or/hr at 1000 hours, 11 March 1954
7-
arcas.
Sample collections
Water samples were collected from the water supplics of all inhabitec
About two quarts of watcr wore transferred to a polycthlenc bottle at
each site,
analysis,
These will be turned over to the New York Opcrations Office{AEC SF
Soil samples wore collected at all inhabited arcas and also at severe
uninhabited
islands, In collecting tho soil samples a one foot by one foot
square was mar@don the ground and soil to about ono inch of depth was remover
from the square and transferred to a cardboard container.
The primary sample:
will be turned over to the New York Operation Office, ASC, for analysis, and
some smaller samplos will bo analyzed by Program 2 of TU 13.
Listed in Table 3 are the samples taken with the dose rato measured. .
at waist hcight at the location where they were talon.
TABLE 3 — SOIL
Samplo No.
Atoll
Island
if
Rongelap
Rongelap (North end)
3
Rongelap
Rongelap (1 mile north of
4
Rongelap
5*
Rongefap
Rongelap (near South cistern
of village)
Eriirippu
Utirik
Utirik
Rongerik
Ailinginae
Eniwetak
Sifo
2
6
T*
Rongelap
Rongelap
9
Bikar
8%
10
uu
“ig
Rongelap
Rongelap (Center of village)
Bikar
ur/ir
8 Mar
440
6 Mar
340
8 Mar
village)
Eniaetok
Kabelle
Date
-
280
.
8 Mar
8 Mar
220
2200
8 Mar
8 Mar
900
2000
9 Mar
40
9 Mar
160
10 bar
10 Mar
*Small additional sample taken for analysis by Program 2
280
100
.
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