OPERATION CASTLN -

DATs:
TIM:

PPG time

ao Apr 195)

0605

Union

GMT

Sponsor:

25 Apr 195)

1805

SITE:

LASL

PPG - Bikini - near Dog &
Fox

11° 39'

TOTAL YIELD: 6.9 Mt

59"

165° 23'

44"

Site elevation:

HEIGHT OF BURST:

Water depth:

N

E

Sea

Jevel

7 ft

160 ft

94,000 ft
CLOUD TOP HGEIGHP:
51,500
CLOUD BOTTOM HsIGht:

MSL
ft MST,

REMAPKS:
The on-cite fallout pattern was drawn from land survey readings made
by technical project personnel and by the Radiological Safety organization,
Plus conversion of the activity to dose-rate readings of samples from
fallout collcetors.

The shot

loration and the winds

localized the

radiation levels of military significance to the northeastern portion
of the atoll.
Tne dosv-rate reudings were cxtrapolated to H+l hour
by using actual field-decay rates.

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