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Scale—km
Fig.
1.
Map of Bikini Atoll.
a few hundred square meters to
unexpected changes in the wind
islands of about 2 km?
directions caused the cloud to
Bikini and
Eneu are the most likely islands to
travel toward the east over Bikini
be reinhabited.
Island.
A total of 23 nuclear tests
Most of the radioactive
contamination on Bikini Island is
took place during the testing period.
due to this event.
This recent survey was designed
Most of the tests were conducted on
barges anchored in the lagoon or on
to evaluate the potential external
the reef.
gamma doses associated with pro-
All islands were subjected
to varying degrees of close-in
posed housing locations on Bikini
fallout.
and Eneu Islands,
Generally, the prevailing
and to evaluate
winds transported the radioactive
the potential doses received through
debris clouds toward the southwest.
the major terrestrial food crops on
One exception, however, occurred
the atoll.
during the Bravo event when
assess the external gamma doses.
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In this report we only