~ CHAPTER V VIRAL SROART AMD CORCLUBIDSS Sinee the dose rete by our oun neasurenants et the tine of cur arrival was sc small as net te permit any tenshle esleulations on this meis, the Japanese data wee used in all salowlations utilised The Japanese date showed that their highest dese-rate in arriving at cur esuclusions. i. reading ws only fifteen tines their background readings as reserded It is The relatively lew eumlative gam readings recorded on duping the early part ef their vayage. 2. the SATIMA dosineter de not necessarily indicate a true dose. If accepted as real, it in- entirely probable that radiation leakage ef the instriment scoomted for a large pertion ef the recorded dese. The The rediatien deve retes em beth the TAKUTO and SATUMA at dientes a total dose of 50 millireentgens betveen the dates duly 6-19. 3. the tine ef moaitering were found te be substantially identienl. decontamination measures earrieé eut en the TAKUYO were effective in Japanese date maxinizses the vhele body guume dese inse- reducing the radiation level to essentially bsekgrewsd. 4- wmeh as the scintillation probe was held almost in ecatect with the deck. Sinilarly eur radiation monitoring data is maxinised aince the geiger probe vas alse belé in this sane position. This assumes eontino- §. The maximm radiation dese possible te TAKUYO perseanel is calculated to be less than § nillireentgens. e » - : » : ~ ous expocure fer the 15 how's frem start ef the rein squall to the end = L = COPY BEST AVAIL AB