BI —-—

2.

~

SalRono

RUE

Be

yore
a

Gxrsz

22

3

26

lb
"9

7
@

20
Ue

7 WR

0800

eco

6

7

5

wz

10

8 mR

9606

3

lb

6

MR -9ego
5 &R
oeo0

6 MAR

»

|

g

|
:

|

5S. Three (3) barges, ten (10) LCUs and ten (10) Lode ware anchored or scored
portion of the lagoon off ENYU Island (shout 20 uiles from ,

ne

°

but all were heavily contaminated by radioactive fallout to such exter that

about twelve (12) hours after shot time, they had a radioactive intensity

averaging several roentgens per hour.

Subsequently, all were washed dom

with hoses from other veesels (the high pressure hoses of GYPSY proved

particularly effective as GYPSY was maneuvered successively in the close

vicinity of these eraft), followed by a thorough decontamination by additional

hosings and scrubbings by decontamination personnel who, by this time, were
able to board the craft. -/1] these measures were sufficiently effective that
ave
radLoactive intensity of thease craft is now only about two (2) mr per

hour (gamma only).

6. By three (3) days after the shot; all the water in BIKINI Lagoon had becoms
slightly contaminated with radioactive material. Contamination waa of the
order of one microcurie per liter, Fortunately, drinking water produced by
ships evaporators from lagoon water has shown no activity, ‘The salt water
systems, such as evaporators, condensers, fire mains, etc:, on most ships
K-52

Select target paragraph3