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6 Ney 1956
Dr. Thomas L. Shipnan
Box 1662
Los Alamos, New Mexico
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Dear Ton,
This seers Like a better way to get newS to youe Last letter wes written
by me on Seturday, then it was Monday before I could get written anddeeared
and off to vou.
The peas t week since the shot Monday hes been relatively quiet. T kere
wes only nominel conteminetior. on Bikini Atoll, for reasons which I'm sure
you heve heerd. We hac tre ces of fell-out both nere anc on Bikini the mornin,
of the 2erd.
It was pegsec here as between 0300 anc C509,geens to Lave coe
Curing showers and lested only e few ninutes. Tre maximus rerCing wee of t he
oréer of 0.5 ur/hr. Bete plus gacma on surfe ces
Tre Eserline air monitore
ere in shape an¢ running now.
On the 24th ané cEth we picke& up severel peaks.
Tre uexinur: intensity, occurred at 1939 the eéth, lasting ap roxinately 10 ninutes,
ané peakirg at 5900 ¢/m/ftt
We are still heving sore €itficulties with the permanent film bedzes.
Those worn six weeks are showing wiat looks like water marks.
Aoperently
the cellubose acete*e is sutZicientl: perviezvle the wever vepor is getting
trough, Then it concenses Curing the nicht a nd does procuce come s20ts.
Acproxiratelr one vercent of e relatively s-all ennnle checked are or¢lyr
spottec to thie point thet they cannot ve truly ren¢ with either the Shieer
or Ansco cersitoreters.
However, env res’ins nede will err on *he erte site.
ae
we are ovefently: troinsg coetinvs of ervlor. and ceresin wer, at Sits sug-ertion,
to see if we cor keep toe we tev veyor out.
We ere also trring
ahs a te vling
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enveri ext tt to Getercine woeitler sleking of te oreket ixinsite the piretic crn
veer the peyer eat* the unckhet e( -es emoug? to ceuge Licht lesks.
We nre Levins
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So.e fleshig
g along tie eCrer, not enou!. to eVect te ares oF the betre
we normally reac.
I here a feeling the ecge 4lecxe ere canee’ lore ov te
weter vopor, looteninzs tie glue holdin “l.e peciiet tovet? er. Welll see.
Thetls avout ell the news.
We are alnost to the stete of Gusl ceasecility
end are hoping for weather wich will allow us te fire both derrels.
Sopi ane Ver Shelton promoted « trip to Ponave yesterdny, due deck todar.
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I uncerstané Bracoury ané@ Cerson Hark were also in the party.
Yours truly,
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