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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY (SOURCE DOCUMENT FOR EPA SURVEY METER DATABASE) PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED Shot number 2, Moth, was a 300-ioot tov.-er detonation which was fired at 5:hS a.n on February 22, 1955* The shot took place in Test Area 3 in Yucca Flat, '-ha cloud proceeded generally in a south easterly direction with fall-out occurring on U. S. 91 and 93 several miles southwest of Dry Lake. Fall-out in populated areas v«'as light] the highest monitoring reading observed in a populated area was 6.0 mr/hr. This reading occurred in Dry Lake, Nevada and corresponds to an Effective Biological Dose of 130 rar. The maximum air concentration found was h-k x 10“^ uc/m3 at Cedar City. This represents the average air concentration for a 28-hour period starting at shot Monitoring runs, which indicated activity substantially above background, ’were made on the desert road running north from Indian Springs, on the desert road from Groom Mine to Frenchman Flat, on the Game Preserve Road running north from U. S. 95> on U. S. 93 and 91 in the vicinity of Dry Lake, Nevada, and on PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY Selected Effective Biological Doses Location Time of Instrument Diy Lake, Nevada 6.3 6.0 2.2 130 PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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Cedar City, Utah PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY Public Health - Utah) were notified by telephone on February 23, 1955 of the results of the test vdth respect to fall-out. On February 25, 1955> consulted of his staff -with respect to liasion in future tests. Ihe Public Health Service San Francisco Regional Office was also represented in the above PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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Station Tlmn of Survey Eat, Time Theoret. Dose to 15 Days Doso 15 Days to 1 Yr. Dose to Eat. Eff. No. or Location Survey Mi ter of Fall Dob a to Thooret* Idjuated Dieorat. Adjusted Infinity Biological PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED
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. BEST AVAILABLE COPY / DATA SHOWN IS FOR o z U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION LOW LEVEL TERRAIN SURVEY SHOT NO.2 MOTH 22 FEB. 1955 1‘ PRIVACY ACT. MATERIAL REMOVED
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION EFF. BIOL. DOSE" COMB. AIR 8 GRD. SUR. PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED SILAS MASON CO. SK-SM 1074 BEST AVAII ABLE CORY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED . BEST AVAILABLE COPY The airway closure pattern for M)TH was set up prior to the shot as follows; 1. A circular area around Yucca Flat with a radius of 60 nautical miles was — ordered closed at all altitudes from 0515 to 0800. 2. A sector bounded by radii at 12Qo and 180°, lebgth of radius 125 nautical miles, was ordered closed from 15000 to 26000 feet (msl) between the hours 3. Finally, a large rectangular area, primarily in Arizona, was closed at the same altitudes as the above sector from 0800 to 1145. The boundaries of this area, as defined by Ceo/ref coordinates, were: _ Continue the 120° radius to KE0030, then due south to Tucson. Continue the 180° radius to EE0050, then southeast to HC000O. As the reports of the tracking aircraft came in, the following changes were made in the closure pattern: At 0630 the radius bounding sector defined in (2) above was shifted from 120° to 90°out to KH0000, then due south xxxkodtsxxx to Tucson. At 0645 the area south of the north edge of Airway Green 4 was opened at _____ __ At 0648 all areas were opened to traffic at 24000 feet (msl) and above. __________ The radioactive cloud was followed as indicated on the accompanying map from Reports fromB-25 tracker and from sampler aircraft were used The maximum height of the cloud decreased as it progressed on a general bearing of approximately 130° true, stabilizing at roughly 22000 feet (msl). The path . followed by the cloud took it north and east of Las Vegas, and extended for approximately 110 nautical miles when the tracking aircraft was recalled. ~tir LOW LEVEL TERRAIN SURVEY The low level tarrP8iy*CJ£ BiIWEfh»e aircraft which took
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off at H plus 7ih5t completing the mission at H plus 10:00. The contamination pattern disclosed by this survey is plotted on the accorroanying nap (Number 2). The fallout pattern as described by the aerial survey is in excellent agreement with the data obtained by ground survey parties. Two F-3U aircraft were flown into the cloud to determine possible contaminations levels in commercial aircraft, and the aircraft checked for contamination upon PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED ^ BEST AVAILABLE COPY return. The following readings were obtained: Time of penetration Readings upon landing Impeller Section of Engine 150 mr/^p ( in passage of cloud PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY / Time Via To BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY Name Vehicle Uo. ^ ^ f Date Shot No. I Time Via To Me OS n '/r & & Qc Of ! Form 1 Sheet of A PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED ehicle No. 7,Name Shot No. Reading Gross Gross
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY at Time of Fallout Forni 2 Sheet of PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED ------ BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED at Time of Fallout Form 2 Sheet J- of PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED at Time of Fallout Form 2 Sheet PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED Zone Shot No. JX. ----- BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED Zone Shot No. QI at Time of Fallout Form 2 Sheet Z of PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED ------ BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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/ PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED d ^ BEST AVAILABLE COPY Vehicle No. Pate Shot No.
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY /£> Vehicle No. g-'S" Date T Shot No.. Time Via To PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MAT at Time of Fallout Sheet / of PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED LION IT BtSTiAVA^LaIi^E11 COPY at Time of Fallout Form 2 Sheet of PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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BEST AVAILABLE COPY /3 I1=B Reported Instrument No. Form 1 Sheet of -7^ BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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H=B Reported Instrument No. Gross Net Gross Bkgd i Net Time Via To ux-5 Tl-B Form 1 Sheet S- of ^ BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY / Reported Instrument No. Form 1 Sheet 4- of <4- BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED Zone ALlwe? Shot Ko at Time of Fallout Form 2 Sheet / of EB&ACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED Zone A Shot No at Time of Fallout Form 2 Sheet 2-. of PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY X1=B Reported Instrument No. Sheet of BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED BEST AVAILABLE COPY Vehicle No. Date Z/ZZ/STS Shot No. -dL ‘T1=E Reported Instrument No. 78 mi. not-bt of Plenty On y 3S' mi. north of flozhe. y Forra 1 Sheet of BEST AVAILABLE COPY
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