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 200° Warm Utirtk Fire | Rongelap Rongertk Bomb Cae Cr~ Bikini gs. «Sa is Rongelaip Rongerik Utartk 173 rads 70 rads it rads 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. Qa a het eeae ee esee ne oe aes me