Stee my

Figure 9.

Eneman Camp, Bikini, looking south-southwest, CASTLE.

low activity of alpha" on the shot islands and only small "pools” of

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tivity within 1,000 feet (305 meters) of the craters formed by the expflosions.

These areas were covered with soil during that year; a radioloical

Survey in March 1950 showed less than 0.001 R/hr on Enjebi and Aomon ahd
an average of 0.002 R/hr on Elereron.

On Runit the general radioactivity

was 0.0015 R/hr, but some of the old shot tower footings showed 0.012
After a third survey in April and May of that year,

B/hr.

it was concluded that

no possibility of overexposure to gamma radiation existed on any islan@

of

the atoll and the wearing of film badges was discontinued (Reference 6].
The GREENHOUSE

(1951)

detonations were on Enjebi,

Eleleron,

and apparently left these islands and other areas contaminated.

and Rugit

The D@G

and ITEM tower residues were left in place on Enjebi after GREENHOUSE.
Shot GEORGE of GREENHOUSE left a large radioactive crater on Eleleron.
MIKE,

the

first thermonuclear device,

detonated on Eluklab in 1952

during Operation IVY, destroyed the island and left an underwater cratdr.

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