EIKINI
The
ISLA?ID
island
about
Of
of Bikini
0.6
square
miles
the Bikinians.
the ocean.
the
lagoon
along
The
the
It is anticipated
that
the villaae
was pr~pared
centers,
knncked
radiation
for
levels
down
and
The
extend
an zr.~a of
the “home
frcm
will
heina
isiand”
the Iaqoon
be rebuilt
located
to
along
about nid\~Ja.v
mately
strips.
four
a large
gram
and World
pile
of roofing
amount
War
material,
paper
which
loaded
into
left
were
of center
on the
a contact
drums
their
by depicting
on Bikini
side
oamma
lel]ath.
of approxi-
(from testing
radioactive.
primarily
with
of the
pro-
One
l~yCs was
island.
of approximately
and disposed
orqanir
the ranqe
consisting
none was
lagoon
reading
additional
along
for areas
contaminated
The ‘~eget.ative
and background
variation
found
The striDs,
island.
wide.
to provide
one exception,
scraps
55-gallon
20 feet
intervals
was
h.v cutt-~ng Parallel
of the
surveyed
measurements
of debris
showed
lenath
in place
at 250-foot
II) with
northwest
the
the background
of radiation
redwelopment
approximately
strips
recorded
2 illustrates
along
were
and average
was
buildinqs
agricultural
the vegetation
for th~ soil.
located
been
rights
community
having
length.
cover was
Although
has traditionally
land
cut on 56-foot
Figure
in the atoll,
Individual
through
matter
largest
and
shore with
island
strips
is the
This
20C ~R/hr,
of in the ocean
south
of Eneu.
The measured
and ranged
exposure
from
rates
20-120
were
having
~sTCs
~oCo to be the major
were
present
in Cs/Co
respectively
rate
measured
backgrounds
ratios
for the three
decrease
will
of 20,
gamma
emitting
closely
and thus
approximate
concentrations.
Both 137Cs
and ‘OSr
are very
to the potential
internal
grown
food
itens.
7
may
50/~,
the decay
ranging
which
100 ~R/hr
the projected
in amounts
exposure
25/1,
from
significant
result
from
showed
These
and 30/1
ex~osure
of 137C$.
10-50%
.
at three
contaminants.
of approximatel.v
samples,
the beaches,
taken
70, and
present
addition,
‘)OSr was
very
or less alona
Soil samples
~!?/hr inland.
locations
and
10 ~R/hr
In
of the 137Cs
c~ntrihutors
eatinq
Iocallv