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In order to estimite the rate cf deccy between 8 and 11 March, the follow
ing radiation measurements were teacen ow ‘'reo days on Rongelap Islands
8March
Central living arva
village,
28C ar/nr
cistern arcs
220 or/nr
Southern most cistcrn
Roof of cistern (Southern most:
Ground (contact
Ji
March
17@ or/hr
22C or/hr
:4C or/hr
145 ar/hr
140 or/hr
110 or/hy
‘n area was selected 30 yards inlard from the Rongelap cemetcry as a mas
ing point for future decay measurcments,
on pails,
7.
“his arca is outlined with 2X%4s plac
The wiist height roading wee ° C om ‘hr st 1000 hours, 12 March 1954
Sample soll ctiaus
Water samples were collected frer, the woter supplics of all inhabitec.
arcas. About two quarts of water wor tronsferred to a polycthlcne bottle at
each site. Thes: wil be turset over t2 Now York Operations Office,’ AKC Sf
analysis,
Soil samples were collected at ea!i inhabited arcas and also at severe
uninhabited islands, In collecting tho soil samples a one foot by one foot
square was martedon the ground and soil tc about ono inch of depth was romovac
from the square and transferred to a cardtoard container.
The primary sample:
will bo turned over ‘o th: New York Spcration Offico, ASC, for analysis, and
some smaller sacples will be analyzed 9: Oreermm 2 of TU 13,
Listed in Table 3 arc the sarnpli.:
at waist height at tt lor ataon wor tr
taken with the dose rate mcasured
acm tale.
TAELE on SO-L
Sample Ne.
Atoll
islart
Date
Mr /dir
i*
Ronge lap
Rengelap (hertr ord}
8 Mar
440
3
Pongzelay
Rongelap (1
FA
Fonge.a}
tongelap (rar South oi stern
8 Mar
3,0
5*
Rong cfa}.
Sr dir ipya.
Pe
Be
Ronge.ay
Uoiri-
Mabe] Le
Lard
Rongerin
“LLine inar
Kn iwe tar
Saf:
2
6
9
10
ut
“Wig
Ronge lay.
Range Lat.
Eimr
S$ml) addizteon
Aongelap (Carter of village)
village)
of villag:
Sn tactor
Gikar
ov. rorth of
8 Mar
@Mar
280
220
8 Mar
2200
8 Mar
9 tar
2000
40
iC tar
10 Mar
280
100
8 Mar
9 Mar
900
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