fall-out.
Shot related activities of the task group varied with the
location and type of detonation. Procedures used during the first
seven shots of the operation are as follows:
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mm

(-ToK):

Special instructions for

LACROSSE event (~ May) were issued on 2’7April 19S6.

To insure the

safety of personnel at ENIWETOK all personnel not performing spe.
CifiC duties at shot time were assembled. The flash-blindness
hazard was considered a definito possibility so all personnel not
equipped with high density goggles faced away from the zero point
and closed their ems

prior to detonation time. Two routine sur.

veys resulted in negative reports on all ass@ned areas except in
the vicinity of the ENCCWI!lTOK
Island sample recovery area where
radiation danger zones had already been established.
WEROKEEEVENT

(BSKINI): Task force personnel in the

BIKINI ~~ea were evacuated aboard ships prior to CHEROKEE event
(21 May 1956). Nevertheless the same flash-blindness precautions
were included in the instructions for personnel in the BIKINI
erea. No precautions of this sort were necessary for ENIWETOK.
In addition, no post-shot surveys in the ENIWETOK are?.were re.
quired.
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(BIKINI): The pre.shot instructions and pre.

cautions for ZUNI event (28 May 1956) were essentially the same
as those for CHEROKEE. Low level fallout on ENIWETOK Islcmd was
detected at H plus 9$ hours, and a survey commenced about H plus
10 hours. Fsllout intensities ranged from O.lS to 0.30mr/hr.

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