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TASK GROUP 7.6
JOINT TASK FORCES SEVEN

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DIRECTIONS TO MONITORS
PROCEQURS FOR HANDLING CONTAPINATSD HATURIALS
I.

GINSRAL.

All materials and personnel leaving a contaminated area will
be carerully monitored to insure that anv significant contamination
will be not spread to the supnortine ships and forces. The follonin~ tolerances and procedures have been established for control
and clearence of contaminated materials.
In securing the monitor
reacings,

every effort shall be made to obtain them in ereas of

lowest background.

Jackground less than 0.1 mr/hr Gamma,
A,

Disposable Clothing.
Each article of clothing having any readings greater than
0.1 mr/hr Garma avove background will be discarded and
clean clothirg supplied. Clothine having readings less
than 0.1 14~°/h. Gamra above background will be considered

as being v contaminated and individual rediologically
Cleared f..
eturn to vessel.
3.

Valuable articles.

411 persons are warnod not to bring personal articles
asnore,
If any valuable article, watch, ring, etc., is

contaminated ereator than O,1 mr/hr above background, it

will be put in a clean container end stored on CV™-115
until it may be radiologically cleared.
C.

Radiac Instrurents.

Upon return of radiac instrumonts to CV"%-115, attention

of the issue officer will be called to any contamination
thereof.

D.

Scientific Instruments and !'ateriel.

Less than 0.1 mr/hr gamma corsidered uncontaminated. For
more heavily contaminated instruments, the Scientific
Director will request CTG 7.6 for specific items to be
cleared for removal to vesseis of the Task Force, Othervise, thev will remain at the site.
5.

Body.
Any person having any part of the body vith a reading of
greater than 0.1 mr/hr above backercund, Beta plus Gamm,

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