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Survey Meter Readings ai Rongelap Atoll
March,
Values expressed in milliroentgens per hour
Rongelap Island
Sta.
No.
1
1959
Area or locality
Shield:
closed
(Note: Unable to find
.O5
Morinda tree.
. 03
Area
is being cleared).
2)
. 02
)
. 02
3)
)
(Note: These areas are
being cleared of all but
coconut trees).
4)
above ground
3' above ground
open
.10
.O5
_12
. 93
. O-4
(Note: Pandanus trees at this
04
_ 93
. 93
al
_08
O7
63
. 04
. 03
station have been cut down,
Ope;
. 03
_ 02
5
-closeéea
05
9d
or
O04
.05
~05
03
190
/2n
, 64
Readings taken over dead
leaves next to stump).
6.
(Note:Scaevola and
02
03
7
my,
O16
8
9
Messerschmidia have grown
densely to heights of +3!
09
_O7
02
02
O16
ov
015
Ol
02
02
91
92
04
04
. 20
. 03
as
.30
. O01
. O20
throughout previously clear
area in coconut grove).
(1) For original descriptions of stations refer to "Survey Meter Readings at
Rongelap Atoll, August 1958"
(2) First reading with MX5 meter furnished and calibrated vy Radsafe Eniwetok
Branch USAEC.
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(3) Second reading with Scintillation survey Meter Model SM-34, serial No. 998.
AEC Cat. No. SBX-5, Nuclear Research Corp., Philadelshia, P-:. Calipratod
and furnished by Brookhaven National Laboratories.
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