Radiological-dose assessments of atolls in the northern Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands in the Equatorial Pacific, specifically Enewetak and Bikini Atolls, were the site of US nuclear testing from 1946 through 1958. In 1978, the Northern Marshall Islands Radiological Survey was conducted to evaluate the radiological conditions of two islands and ten atolls downwind of the proving grounds. The survey included aerial external gamma measurements and collection of soil, terrestrial, and marine samples for radionuclide analysis to determine the radiological dose from all exposure pathways. The methods and models used to estimate doses to a population in an environment where natural processes have acted on the source-term radionuclides for nearly 30 y, data bases developed for the models, and results of the radiological dose analyses are described.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6125046
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-89037; ON: DE83012106
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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HUMAN POPULATIONS
RADIATION DOSES
MARSHALL ISLANDS
RADIATION MONITORING
AMERICIUM 241
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
CESIUM 137
DOSE COMMITMENTS
DOSE EQUIVALENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOOD CHAINS
GAMMA RADIATION
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
PLUTONIUM 239
PLUTONIUM 240
SOILS
STRONTIUM 90
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
ACTINIDE ISOTOPES
ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ALKALI METAL ISOTOPES
ALKALINE EARTH ISOTOPES
ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
AMERICIUM ISOTOPES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CESIUM ISOTOPES
DATA
DOSES
ECOSYSTEMS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
HEAVY NUCLEI
INFORMATION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISLANDS
ISOTOPES
MICRONESIA
MONITORING
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
OCEANIA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
POPULATIONS
RADIATIONS
RADIOISOTOPES
STRONTIUM ISOTOPES
WEAPONS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
510302* - Environment
Terrestrial- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- Terrestrial Ecosystems & Food Chains- (-1987)
520302 - Environment
Aquatic- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport- Aquatic Ecosystems & Food Chains- (-1987)