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Dr John Wolfe, Chief Enclosed are ad~ticmal Items to ~’”’udded~ the duplicate files of Ron~elaQData laft with IJBMon Yebruary Sr90 in the Uver of land crabs, 1956 - March lyj8. Data are brought up to date of August 1958. The new tabulation should replace the March 1958. Data are brought up to date of August 1958. The new tabulation 8hould ~- place the old tabulation. Average valuea of m.mmy meter readings atr Ronge lap Island, March 1954 . August 1958, Data brought up to date of March 1959 and a value for Enlaetok Island on January 1955 added. The new tabulatkm should ~- @ac@ the old tabulation. Survey meter readings at Rongelap, Eniaetok and Kabelle Islands. TMs item should be (new pages ) Inserted following page 30. Copies of these Items are also being sent to Dr. Conard at Brookhaven National Laboratories. Jim Kimmel arrived in Seattle last weekend being the last to get back from the Islands. The collections outlined last February were accomplished with the followlng exceptions: (1) large samples of papaya were not available. (2) Film badges were not put
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$’‘..*~., out because the calibration of th~ available badges was in t Arrangements have been made with Mr. Schlacks, AEC RADSAFE, Eniwetok, to have suitable film badges for this purpose next summer. We will write more details about the trip shortly and will send the data on Sr~O In Pandanus as soon .asit is keep in mind hope that both you and Oordon Iknnlng w211 the possibility of aomlng to Rongelap during Research Assistant Professor
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Average Values of Surveymeter Readings on Land at Rongelap 3,- arld Kabelle islands on Different Dates (Values in mr/hr),:. closed open closed open
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Survey Meter Readings at Rongelap Atoll Rongelap island Values expressed in milliroentgens per hour No. Area or locality Shield: 1 ( Note: Unable to find Morinda tree. Area is being cleared). 3) ( Note: These areas are ) being cleared of all but 5 ( Note: Pandanus trees at this station have been cut down. Readings taken over dead leaves next to stump). Messerschmidia have grown throughout previously clear area in coconut grove). (1) For original descriptions of stations refer to “Survey Lleter Readings at Rongelap Atoll, August 1958” First reading with MX5 meter furnished and calibrated by Radsafe Eniwetok Second reading with Scintillation survey Meter Model SM-3A, serial No. 098, AEC Cat. No. SBX- 5, Nuclear Research Corp. , Philadelphia, Pa. Calibrated and furnished by Brookhaven National Laboratories .
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Area or locality Shield: closed .!?EEz Average of first reading Average of second reading 1n addition Graveled area stations near well
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Area or localitv Shield: ciosed open Average of first reading 044 . 14 Average of Second reading .052
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