Table 20
Living Pattern Model for Rongelap

(October 1977)

SmallChildren Adolescents
Age Bracket (yrs)

“Ne”

Women Old People

0-4

5-19

20-59

20-59

60+

100

84

77

94

100

8

13

4

-

Fraction of time spent
in respective areas (%)
In village (including
inside home)

Interior of island

-

Beach

-

8

Lagoon

-

-

Other islands

-

-

4

2

-

~

~

-

-

Table 21
Rongelap Exposure Rates Based on Observed Living Pattern (5)
Infants
0-4 yrs

Children
5-19 yrs

7.3

6.13

Beach

-

0.58

Interior Island

-~

0.58

Lagoon

-

Description

Men
20-59 yrs

Women
20-59 yrs

Old People
>60 yrs

Dose rate due to
time spent within

these areas (R/hr)
In village (including home)

Other islands
Total uR/hr
(incl bkgd)

5.62

6.86

7.3

0.15

-

0.95

0.29

-

0.15

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.49

-

-

7.3

7.3

8.21

7.3

7.3

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