VICTOR
(LUKOJ)
These
AND h!ILLIAM
two adjacent
are very
found
A soil
the background
sample
projected
sample
There
YoKE
gave
posure
small
due to gamma
- 15 ~R/hr
Bokdrolul
- 25PR/hr
the
scrap
islands
and ~gs
which
collected
Fisheries,
was
on either
u~on
and
No radioac~ive
contaminants
these
samples
debris
to be
12 indic~tes
percentages.
42 pCi/g
the
This
of “3:Pu
‘~~Sb
about
samr31e from
to be 5.4 pCi/g
along
wet weight.
AND
the western
of background
BRAVO
side
(50KDR0LuL)
of the
radiation.
atoll
Maximum
ex-
were:
on any of these
by the
are abundant.
Bikinians
Samples
by the Laboratory
islands.
for the
of birds,
of Radiation
Tradi-
collection
eggs,
of
and crabs
Ecoloqy,
School
of
of Washington.
taken
to one
and ‘)~Co about
A single
(BOKAETOKTOK),
encountered
on Oroken
by concentration
(surface
island.
of lSTCS
are used
University
to be 20-25%
buted
based
radiation
Bokaetoktok
in depth)
levels.
on Lukoj
Figure
of 239~~1+[)% and
low levels
- 30 ~R/hr
sample
11).
(12.5%).
located
Oroken
soil
10 and
10zmRh
(OROKEPI), ALpHA
- 50 ~R/hr
been
total
trees
Adri kan
birds
radiation
10 to 180 ~R/hr
the primary
reduction
islands
uniformly
rates
tionally
background
showed
82 pCi/g
coconut
, No radioactive
have
and
the concentration
four
displayed
Two
rate
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These
from
end of t:w atoll
weight).
are few
Jelete
on Jelete
contained
(air-dried
and
(see Figures
~occl (“ 2.5%)
also
cover
southwest
island.
taken
exposure
at the
ranges
on Jelete
on either
(75%),
137CS
located
in vegetative
10 to 150 ~R/hr
was
islands
similar
In general,
(JELETE)
the
showed
in the
was not detectable
50% and 1°~mRh
same
of the gamma
inch deep)
5%, while
in the
by gamma
20
emittinq
indicate
(one
One
75X of the
inch to six
spectroscopy,
25%.
‘3’7CS
radionucliaes.
l?~’Sb to be about
other
remaining
location
inches
F~Cc
contri-