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eeLSSIFIED
Considerable lattitude should be alloved the Radiological Safety
Group in planning and conducting RadSafe projects in all similar
operations,
By the time the Task Force convoy had arrived at Rniwetok, 16
March 1948, the final draft of Task Group 7.6 Operational Plan was
completed and ready for distribution (Copy attached as appendix "B"),
In order to amplify the purport of policy as set forth in the operational plan itself, a series of letters on radiological safety was
started at this time,
As of 16 March, three of these RadSafe letters
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had been distributed to Task Group Conmanders, covering subjects
listed below (Copies attached as appendices "C", "D", and "Et,
respectively):
RADSAFE NUMBER
ONE
WO
THREE
SUBJECT
Radiological Safety - General
Radiological Safety - Gas Masks
Radiological Safety ~ Procedures
for Handling Contaminated
Material,
Numerous discussions had been held during this phase among representatives fram Qak Ridge, Los Alamos, Hanford and other laboratories
concerning the establishment of standards and procedures for the control
of contaminated materials and personnel,
As a result of these dis-—
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cussions an agreement on a workable plan was reached and RADSAFE THREE
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was published to disseminate this information to the Task Forces
Logistics.
Prior to this phase of operations virtua lly al. materiel was either
on hand at Terminal
Island or indications of delivery were known,
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