The picture is further confused because soxe of the natives had bathed ant
some had not before the arrival of the evacuation teas.
Most of the 22 U.S. Service personnel staticned on Enivetak Island,
Bongertk Atoll, received about 40-50 roentgens, based on fila badge read~
ings, Yhree mexbers of the group who vere located for part of the tine in
another section of the island were estimated to have received sanevhat
higher doses.
Seventeen of the 28 personnel shoved only slight super
fieial lesions vith ons questionable case of epilation.
It should be
pointed out that the personne] were {n metal buildings during soxze of the
fallout tize and for mst of the tine thereafter until evacustion.
This
reduced the direct contexination as well as the whole-body gama dose.
4 film badge hanging on the center pole of a tent at one ond of the isiand
read 95€ roentgens.
Calculetions based on dose rate readings st another
pert of the island indicated somewhat lower doses, if personnel had
recained in the open for the period of tine fron fallout (about E plus
7.$ hours) to evacuation (at about H plus 34 hours). Upon arrival at
Kuajalein one personnel gamma doce rete reading vas as high as 250 xr/nr
at about EF pins 35 hours.
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The above ¢ata do suggest that there may be possible a rough
bracketing of gama-bdeta doses versus beta burns,
On the ane hand, the
natives from Utirik received an estinated whole-body gama dose of 15
rosatgens and shoved no evidence of beta burns.
Om the other hand, the
natives on Sifo Island, Ailinginae Atoll, received about an estixated
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whole-body gauxa dose of 75 roentgens vith 14 personne] shoving slight
ee OS