TABLE 4.3-—Removal of Radioactivity from Rongelap Foodstuffs by Washing Procedures
;
Beta
Alpha of
(ue)
Ge < 10%)
1.21
0.93
1.31
1 (small)
2 (large)
Papaya
1 (short)
2 (ong)
Samples
SP
Unwashed food
Coconuts
1
2
3
Water wash
Beta
Alpha of
(ee)
(ue < 10°)
0.30
0.22
0.33
0.33
0.42
0.76
8.90
22.72
2.20
5.62
0.39
0.24
0.10
0.06
(Sr® equiv.) |fissile material
Water plus detergent
Beta
Alpha of
(uc)
(ug < 10°)
0.08
0.10
0.19
0.76
0.42
0.42
2.55
0.63
0.63
1.26
0.19
0.12
0.05
0.03
(Sr®® equiv.)| fissile material
By both washes
Beta
Alpha of
(uc)
(ug x 10°)
0.19
0.10
0.11
1.09
0.84
1.18
0.27
0.20
9.30
1.90
6.27
0.47
1.55
4.45
6.90
1.160
2.81
0.18
0.10
0.04
0.02
0.37
0.22
0.09
0.05
(Sr equiv.) fissile material
(Sr® equiv.) fissile material
Pandanus