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contamination will be discharged frcm the Lagoon, end for the
following three days it is estimated the fivehing rate would be
10% per day.
From the sixth te the 10th day after the test
approximately 5% per day of the remcinine contamination will be
flusned from tne Lagoon, and subsequent to the tenth day the
flushing rate 4s estimated at 24% per cay.
Under these conditions 50% of the initial conterisstion
carried ty the waters in the Lageen will be Piushed «ut of the
tegoon by the fifth dey folloving the blast.
only 408 of the counteminasion wili
By the tenth aay
still be in the tagcon veters
These gipuree cauvolve cruliy the wetural fluching of the contami
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Rudicactive decay rates neve not beer included
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Should the prevaliing winds gust efter the shet he from the
SE, the flushing ef the contaminmaced water from
be at @ mich slower rete than Indicet sd sbeve.
The maAcimim acne
centrations cf weapon aebris
(Buayus anaherage arce weuld ocenr about five te sevew rors after
the shet, and be an order cf magnivude pisrer than wovla pravait
under ENS trade wine ecndit
of FOK. (Romurvikiu:}, ig not conducive to repid flushing of the
water born radioactive ecnteminaticn.
The currents in the surfer
layers will require &bcut three dsoys to carzgy the ecmtaninated
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water from the vicinity of the blast te the Leeward recfs end
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