—_— Report of Decontamination of Be36 Aircraft, cont'd ce Proceduress (3) The first major change in technique for operation ROMEO was to allow the aircraft to decey for approximately 44 hours rather than the previous 20 hours. This reduced personnel exposure by approximately 25-L4%. (2) The entire procedure for utilising of personzel was changed. Maintenance crews removed cowling end prepared the aircraft for decontamination, but did not participate in the washing. Personnel were taken from other jobs for thie purpose. Wash orews were aivided intoYour (4) gmmips ané put on a six (€) hour ghift-on a 24 hour e day basis. For the six hour shift no breaks wore given. This eliminated delays previously encpunte .dve to meals, occasional change of cloths, coffee brekka, etce One (1) truck and equipment mechanic was kept on 24~hour call in case of breakdom. Another improvement was the .cstallation cf "lelepione pole lighting®. This did awzy with the necessity of spot lights for night work and the consequential blinding effect. (4) Instellation of a Trapeze type safety harness for airmen working on top of B-36 wings was a safety factor that ine creased the effectiveness of scrub personnel. (5) A minor funotion accomplished was the drilling of srail (6) Supply of hot water was increased by putting two (2) more holes in drain area of cowling which elimiratea acctme lation of contaminated wash water. heaters into operation. 6. In summation, B=% aircraft were decortaminateé in one inelf to one third the time on ROMEO ss compared to BRAVC, KMeintenance crews aid not accumulate excessive doses of radiation and were able to perform nairtenance without ursue fatioue. 7. For specific times, dates, and intensity readings see the attached chart. (Chart #1) Wot.