a . Siew top es OP ay - Ae ~~ + tn een. aftereonaiderable lastenimute scheduling of helicopter and mall post miesions, all Task Unit 15 projects were rency, Romo was Gopoanted. vasponarally at 0630 on 87 March, G, & helicopter survay of the atoll was nate et 0900 and very 1ittie contamination was found om any. of the isianés te the south and west of ground sero, & rather aisable water wave was geocrated, covering the airstrip on Tare with rocks and boulders, The obstructions were clesred iu a few hours and C-4¥ flighte were oparating fran the atrip by (1600. ALL shipsreturned to the lagoon and snohkored off Nan at 16000" eowery and re-instrumentation proseeded without delsy, _ Be Hoon e Although the decision to ee: fire Koon after Remo was mae de ah after the Bravo shot, there aap: ‘ to hew much tine would be required te prepare theshotonce Rome had heen fired... For plamirg purposes, was assuned that all participants "ealébe seedy by 2 April, and project aotivities were scheduledsccerdingly. Because of the He nature‘ef the Xeon devies and the time required fer ts araing, it wae neosecury far all projects to complete their firal station one, and evacuate to their Lg : 5 é& : :% Lor. assigned ships. He projects failed to complete their work booause of this restriction, b. Some sericus smoern was expressed by representatives of Garipps Institute of Cceancgraphy that the Koon ahot might gererate a Teunsmd inthe deep wmter of the ocean cateide the lagoon, In anticipation of such a wave, two Seripps scientists were pat aboard the FC 1546 which took up stee tion off Sifo Island of Ailinginae Atoll, about 60 miles east of Bikini, In the event that a Tsunant was generated, it could be readily ebscrved at Allinginae and a warnirg message could be sent teone Task Feree for dissenination to other areas which night be affsoted,. 6» On 5 April it sas ameounced that the weather might be feverablefor firing 2 $ April. ALL preparations were completed on schedule and the skips noved to their rendervous area eutaide the lagoon, south of Kan at 1206,