Did we people on Utirik get as muchradiation as the people on Rongelap?
No, because Utirik is farther away from Bikini than Rongelap. One way to measure radiation is by counting the ‘“‘rads’’. Below is the numberof rads the people
got in 1954:
People on Rongelap..........0..cc eects 175 rads
People on Allinginae....... ee 69 rads
Americans on Rongerik...... ue. ae 70 rads
People on Utirtk... eee 14 rads
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No, because Utirik is farther awayfrom Bikini. [t is likefire. The closer you get to
Sire the hotter tt gets. Heat is measured by degrees. Radiation is measured by rads.
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