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Comparison
computer
Strauss~61

Table 1.

of gross fission
calculations
vs.

Evacuation
(hours)

Atoll
Rongelap
(northern

part)

Rongelap
(southemtern

part)

Ailinginae
(Sifo island)
Rongerik
(southeastern

part)

~tirik

product
total external doses for
and
estimates
by Dunnin$sl

Previous
Estimates
(roentgens)

Present
Calculations
(rads)

Time

51

1300

2000

[61

51

110

175

[51

58

24

<100

[51

30

340

78

[51

%10

[51

78

0.33

W’ith the modified MATHEW-ADPIC
...
instantaneous
immersion dose rate from

code suite,

time.

inteval.

This

immersion

can

debris

for any time

the trade

gross

it is possible

to calculate

products

as a function

fission

Figures

Note that after

wind level;

the contour

an easterly
pattern

the
of

2a to 2f show surface

for every three hours from one hour after

time to H+l 6 hours.

reaches

toward

be done

dose rate contours

stabilization

Ref.

traverse,

moves south

Bravo cloud
most of the
and finally

the southwest.

Individual

Nuclides

Calculations
at 2 m above
nuclicles

were made of instantaneous

the surface

were

considered

Te-1 29,

i-l 31,

a=greewell with observations

calculations

too hi~h at Rongerik
Ronqelag,

for the several

.+toll are presented
is in ageement

and southeastern

in Figures

with reports

atolls

affected

I-1 33,

at Rongelap

and too low at Utirik

both the northern

and time-integrated

atoll.
parts

by Castle-Bravo.

(2s-1 37,

and

The surface
of the atoll,

The

Eu-1 55.

and Ailinginae

3a to Se. The time of arrival

made by the inhabitants.

concentrations

atolls,

These
but are

concentrations

for

and for Ailiginae

of the first Bravo debris

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