DISTANCE FROM BURST POINT (statute miles)

150

100

a

——

AREA OF HEAVY FALLOUT

Lo

of BIKINI

~

a

oweuas
50

0

50

4
150

100

200

250

DISTANCE FROM BURST POINT (statute mites)

Figure 90.

CASTLE, YANKEE heavy fallout area. The aré a
within the contour would have been a full y adex
area 24 hours after the shot had the fallou t

been over dry land (after Reference 81).

R/hr (and increasing) were noted.
procedures.

The LSTs carried out decontami nation

At 1700, readings averaged 0.020 R/hr (0.040 R/hr m

with the highest readings on wind-exposed surfaces.

at 2000 was 13°16'N, 177°97'R.

imum) »

The ships'

sition
ensity

A steady decrease in radiation i

was noted after 2330, and decontamination continued throughout th

night.

B

LST-762 reported a maximum of 0.040 R/hr; LST-975, 0.096 R/hr.

0800 on

7 May (position 14°30'n, 178°40'E), intensities had dropped to an average
of 0.005 R/hr and a maximum of 0.015 R/hr.

At 0700 on 8 May at

sition

15°5'N, 178°44'E, LST-762 indicated an average of 0.003 R/hr and

No individual exposures are available for this incident.

[It

*

of 0.008 R/hr: LST-975 reported 0.007 and 0.010 R/hr, respectivel

maximum

s not

Clear whether the cumulative exposures reported for the crew of L T-762
and reported in Reference 13 included this radiation, or whether

he

ship's film badges had been given to TU 7 for processing before tHe ship
departed Enewetak.

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