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JOINT TASK FORCE EIGHT
RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY PLAN FOR BIKINI CLEAN-UP
References:

a. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 10, Part 20, "Standards for
Protection Against Radiation", dated 9 August 1966.

b.

Handbook 59, "Permissable Dose from External Sources of Ionizing

Radiation", National Committee on Radiation Protection and Measurements,
published by the National Bureau of Standards, September 1954.

c.

AEC/DASA Technical Publication 20-5, May 1968.

d. Handbook 69, "Maximum Permissible Body Burdens and Maximum
Permissible Concentrations of Radionuclides in Air and Water for Occupational Exposure", National Committee on Radiation Protection and Measurements, published by the National Bureau of Standards, August 1963.
1. General. In the restoration of an area formerly used as a site for nuclear
testing, radiological support is necessary to insure that no radiological hazard
exists or is created by restoration operations.
2.

are:

Operations.

Radiological Operations.

Radiological operations which may be required

a.

Monitoring of items of debris for both alpha and beta-gamma.

b.

Monitoring of air during operations which raise dust.

c.

Monitoring of personnel who participate in clearing and removal

d.

Provision of film badge service and readout capability.

operations.

e. Provision for radiological support and supplies to include instruments,
batteries, protective clothing, respirators, and field instrument checks.
f. Clean-up of the Bikini-Enyu complex to enable continuous occupation
of the native population.
g. Disposal of radioactive scrap and any other radioactive material cleared
from the Bikini-Enyu complex and from other islands of the atoll.

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