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as close as 400 yanis from Zero point.
Since the 700 yard station was
placed just on the near side of the channel separating Aoman and Bijjurt
Islands part of the informmtion from thas station was lost because the
blast imocked some of the structures into the water,
A large fraction of
the cans for the exposure of biolovzical mterials were blown into tms
channel,
Some of these were located by helicopter and than recovered on
the next day uwiing a rubber Life raft and underwater foggles.
The bio-
logical cans from the close-in station were never located and it seems
Likely that these were blamout into the ocein,
Despite the tremendous
effects of the blast the recovery of most of the itons belonzin: to TU
7ebs6 was very successful.
The one project which again failed to pratuce
any results was the test of the field collective protector,
The blast
pressure stopped the generator motor aml threw out the safety release so
that it failed to restart,
This power farlure stopped both the collective
protector aml the moasurin,s devices,
Steps were taken to prevent a re
currence of this accident an Lest Cebra by installan; autamatic starting
equipment am! disconnecting the relays.
Wowever, the cascade impuctars
in all three stations, the “Lame Duck", Rujuro Taland, and the drone at
16,000 feet operated successfully ami radioactive dust samples were
obtained.
The animal tanks were all undamayed by the blast but the close.
in raft was overturned,
Follomnm,; test Yohe both Captain Draeser and Caumander Taner collectal
their materials and prepared them for shipment back to the United States
for further anabysis.
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