Rattier than establish
active
artifacts,
islands
firm,
or the elimination
of the atoll,
exposure
useful
versus
value
re~dings
than
waste
for
All
and buried
100 tiR/hr was
buried
This
was
on islands
in excess
level
of 100 uR/hr
of activity
was
1).
per
were
where
found.
buried
in terms
or no
contact
was
;reated
No radioactive
reading
of Bikini,
less
debris.
background
debris
as
were
non-radioactive
exhibiting
on the islands
with
scrap
the
the potential
Iocatiors
cases,
of radio-
from
litth
(PR/hr)
specific
with
areas
of
having
hour
In some
on land together
areas
or concrete
Three
at sea.
than
done
metal
the removal
background*
or artifacts
scrap
(Figure
for
viewed
100 micro-Roentgen
this burial
only
was
debris
All
criteria
of high
situation
removed.
greater
selected
each
benefit.
was
radioactive
restrictive
levels
at any
Eneu,
or
Aerokoj.
The
exterior
Odrik,
Lomilik,
up to 7,000
200
LR/hr
tnan
was
of several
bunkers,
and Aomen)
and N~m,
on the northern
exhibited
~lRad/hr (1. + () at contact.
maximum.
The
levels
10 :;R/hr, however.
l;egligible,
and storage
located
and
Since
inside
The
the bunkers
were
for
desired
by the natives,
were
viere
less
personnel
as typhoon
the larger
(Iroij,
of radioactivity
net rjamma levels
the potential
the bunkers
buildings
levels
complex
exposure
shelters
bunkers
were
left”
intact.
Several
due
instances
to soil
contamination
that
attempting
soil
would
therefore,
*The
the
term
destroy
most
such
report.
and
as from
of the world
in this
areas
as
also
these
the limited
“background”
as well
background
were
to reduce
time of survey
ations
part
of high
that
text
sources.
the
resulting
Natural
are so low as to be ignored
the consensus
layer
of
of the area,
undisturbed.
denotes
portion
200 uR/hr,
the top
capability
left essentially
in this
than
It was
by removing
agricultural
includes
natural
greater
encountered.
levels
were
used
levels,
radiation
from
background
when
levels
testing
le~els
determining
at
operin this
“net”
values