Chapter 8 - Radsafe and Blast Damage Responsibilities
A rigorous program was conducted throughout HARDTACK to insure maximum
data gathering support without sacrifice of human safety,
This program
dealt chiefly with the radiological safety of personnel but also embodied
ccnsiderations of possible damage to equipment from blast, heat and water
wave action.
The program included the following:
1.
Dosimetry for Task Group 7.4 personnel.
2.
Pre-shot planning,
3.
Cloud sampling,
4.
Sample return.
5.
Post-shot monitoring
The most difficult problem in this area was the control of exposure
tc radiation of air and ground crews associated with the nuclear cloud
sampling program.
In the end it was necessary to obtain replacement
personnel in order not to exceed maximun permissable exposures on large
numbers of people in this program,
;
Desimetry provided for continuous monitoring cf the exposure of each
HARDTACK par-icipant to ionizing radiation through the use of . film-badge.
These film-badges were issued to all personnel and at a frequency dictated
by the person's duties.
Men engaged in activizies not requiring regular
expcsure +o radiation were issued film-badges at six (6) week intervals,
while personnel working in hazardous environments recéived film~badges as
often as twice weekly.
The badges were collected and read and bi-weekly
reports were published listing the total radiation exposures.
Through
this means, the radiological health of all personnel cculd be monitored and
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