Document Details
Title:
EXTERNAL EXPOSURE MEASUREMENTS AT BIKINI ATOLL
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
RADIATION MONITORING; DOSE RATES; DATA; RADIATION DOSES; INTEGRAL DOSES; BRAVO EVENT; ADULTS; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; RECOMMENDATIONS; STRONTIUM 90; YTTRIUM 90; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; SAMPLING; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY; RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS; CESIUM 137; BODY BURDEN; ACTIVITY LEVELS; BONE MARROW; PROCEDURES; CHILDREN; BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1979 Jan 31
Declassification Status:
Unknown
Document Pages:
0024
Accession Number:
NV0005081
Document Number(s):
BNL51003
Originating Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
EXTERNAL EXPOSURE RATE SURVEYS FROM 1975 TO 1977 ON THE ISLANDS NAM, E NEU AND BIKINI OF BIKINI ATOLL GAVE AVERAGE EXTERNAL EXPOSURE RATES OF 24, 5.7 AND 32 MICROROENTGEN/HOUR RESPECTIVELY. THE EXPOSURE RATE ON ENEU ISLAND IS UNIFORM, WHEREAS THOSE ON BIKINI AND NAM RANGE FROM 7. 0 TO 80 MICRORORNTGEN/HOUR. BASED ON AN ASSUMED LIVING PATTERM AT BIK INI ISLAND, THE ADULT MALE BIKINIAN IS ESTIMATED TO BE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN EXTERNAL RADIATION FIELD CORRESPONDING TO 16 MICROROENTGEN/HOUR DUE TO DEBRIS AND FALLOUT FROM THE 1954 BRAVO INCIDENT. THIS CORRESP ONDS TO A 30 YEAR DOSE EQUIVALENT OF 2.8 REM.