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just as the party was setting out to start the engines for the X-Ray

test it was noted that the "Dead Duck" was very low in the water.

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salvage party was rushed to the scene but before the party arrived the
ICVP sank at 0945 on X-Ray-minus-one,

A party on shore was to start

the generators in the OCE structure,

They discovered that one of the

generators could not be made to operate, therefore, the ratemeter was
removed to prevent its possible destruction during the test.

This

proved fortunate since the structure was moved a considerable distance
by the explosion.
On PETER~X-Ray a token placement of different exposure materials

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had been undertaken in order to test the efficiency of the methods
employed,

No particular problems developed as a result of this

rehearsal and therefore on X-Ray-minus-four placement of materials

was commenced,

Previous to this the only film badges which had been

instalied were those located in the Yards and Docks structures which
had to be sealed well in advance of tes. time.

On X Ray-~minus-four

the badges were placed in the Corps of Engineers structures and on the
two succeeding days behind the BuShips steel and concrete shields.

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panels and plaques to be used for studying thermal radiation were in-~

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stalled and covered to prevent exposure to rain,

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