¢ qe, _HEAD@UARTSRS Ube wee ee TASK CROUP 7.6 . JOINT TASK FORCS STEN CiateibdoleT U.S.5, BAIRCSO (CV¥™-115) Fleet rost Office San Francisco, California RADSAFSONS PROM: 14 March 1948 ‘Commander, Task Group 7.6 TOs All Task Group Comranders SIs s Racflological Safety - General eeu%* l. The Task Force Radiologica’ Safety Plan s*ates that "Radiological Safety of all military and civilicn pervonnel is a cornand responsibility." Commander Task troup 7.6 is charge? with effecting radiological safety reculations and reporting infractious thereof. His retions in effecting radiological safety mst, in general, folloyv the norrpal chiins of corrird. To assist Tisk Croup Cormon-ers in fulfilling their reszonsibitities, Commander Task Sroup 7.6 will issue Radiolozical Safety letters as conditions warrant. This {s the first letter of this serio-,. 26 Authority of the Monitor. Radiological Sefety Monitors have bern carefully selected, traincd an? ecuipped to evaluate ecnditions itn rediorictive areas, Thev are reauired to zive timely advice to the leaders of narties which tary accompany on all mate ters ceneerning radiolo.ierl safsty. Chey arc required to warn such party loaders of all actual or impending infractions of Radiolocierl Safaty Rezulations. Tindines of the Monitors relative to Raciclo-ical hezards are not wwoj oct to revie bv party lenders. Yovever, the Monitors I-ck “uthority to issue ordors to party leaders and they hev2 no police powers. It is therefore Incumbent upon all responsible Commenvers to issue such orders to party leaders as are necessary to insure that the Radflologienl Safety Neculations are not violatec. in exhmple of ‘such action 14s cited in CTG 7.3 Operation Pl«n 1-48 Annex F paracraphs 1 and 2. 3. .Tast Group 7.6 OpFlan. Copies of this Operation Plan have been railed to all addraossees. Tris Plan was formulited with the prim-ry obdjcct of assistin: Radiological Safety Vonitors in accomplishing their rissions. There are, hovever, cortain sections which are of conesrn throughout the Task Foree. These =re indicat~ ed belov fer dissemination and suitabl: action by Task Group Commonders: OrFlin 1-48 Prrapriphs Vind VI. ~~ \nnex A (This is the TadLological Safety Plan and appears as “mnex J of Field Orger -1) It fs recorrendes that the widest possible cis*ri- ”~ ; bution consonant with sceurfity be mide within the Trask Groups. FPorarrtphs 4 and 6 of th: \nnex anc Appendix 1 thereto should ts stressed. Applfenadl: scetions of Appencix 2 snould b2 re-d to all personnel. are nee neall