Stee my
Figure 9.
Eneman Camp, Bikini, looking south-southwest, CASTLE.
low activity of alpha" on the shot islands and only small "pools” of
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tivity within 1,000 feet (305 meters) of the craters formed by the expflosions.
These areas were covered with soil during that year; a radioloical
Survey in March 1950 showed less than 0.001 R/hr on Enjebi and Aomon ahd
an average of 0.002 R/hr on Elereron.
On Runit the general radioactivity
was 0.0015 R/hr, but some of the old shot tower footings showed 0.012
After a third survey in April and May of that year,
B/hr.
it was concluded that
no possibility of overexposure to gamma radiation existed on any islan@
of
the atoll and the wearing of film badges was discontinued (Reference 6].
The GREENHOUSE
(1951)
detonations were on Enjebi,
Eleleron,
and apparently left these islands and other areas contaminated.
and Rugit
The D@G
and ITEM tower residues were left in place on Enjebi after GREENHOUSE.
Shot GEORGE of GREENHOUSE left a large radioactive crater on Eleleron.
MIKE,
the
first thermonuclear device,
detonated on Eluklab in 1952
during Operation IVY, destroyed the island and left an underwater cratdr.
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