Lagoon. ‘It will be noticed from this Sppen7ix that nost of the

fallout occurred between bo and 48 hours after the explosion.
All ahota eub sequent to ROMO produced no significant fall-

out on ships, except that the LST 762, which hed been released

from CSSTLE end was enroute to Pearl Harbor, an¢ the LS? 975,
which was accompanying the LST 762, received fellout fron

YANKEat epproxinately 13°N, 177°S (aporoxinetely 700 siles

fron end 30 houre after the explosion).

average topside

intensity wee as much as 20 mr per hour at onc tine.
Us enchored in BIKINI hezgoon, an’. such LG‘s that could

notte taken te eee in BOLLE GROW, ecain receives noderate to
heavy fellout following YeNEanc OWIOW.

Tecontanine tion

measures similer to those employed following BRaTO ectin proved
effective.

appendix Lle-I:I shows the contamination of ships at sbout
the time of their rcleace from the operation.

The YaGe ere not

_ tneluded as their decontantinction is not comlote et the time

of writing this repor’. “Witthe exception of LCUs and barges,
there were no reétologicelheelth hazards on any ships listed
in appendix lle-Tift “hon releesed from CaSTic,

at thet time,

the hicher reclosctive intensities on these sips ves Linited

to amell aress such es enchor chains, towing ccbdles, eveporetors
and condensers.

Yewrl adreraft wela contaniaated with redicecti-e netoriel
a number of times.

However, decontamination measures kept

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