OPERAL ION RECWING ~

DATE:

TIME:

PPGTire

22 dune 1996

0956

Inca

GM?

21 June 1956

Sponsor:

2156

SITE:

~

UCRL

PPG - Eniwetok - Pearl

L22

162°

37'

17'

Site elevation:

HETGUT OF BURST:

53" ON
50"

§E

Sea Level

200 ft

TYPE OF BURST AND PLACEMENT:
Tower burst cver ccral soil

CLOUD TOP HEIGHT:

CLOUD BOTTOM HEIGHT:

42,000 ft MSL

30,000 ft MSL

REMARKS: Only island dose-rate readings are available. These were
obtained from aerial and ground surveys made by the Radiological Safety
Organization.
The 41? decay approximation was used to extrapolate
the dose ruwte readings to H+l hour.
Heavy contamination resulted only
on the shot island.

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