while in a fallout area,
Diffioulty was experienced in nansuvering
the two chipe close encagh together to obtain a true comparleon.
YAG 39'e washdom gear was effective encugh in holding dom her con
tamination levels to pernit her to be manned by a skeleton crew
during the letter shots,
This ws dose successfully on both UNION
and TANKER,
39%
Decontanin.tion of the YAGe was a wholesale effort sup~
ported by large mucbers of personnel from other task group ships.
The operations were carried on with the YAGs at scorings in Eniwetok ©
lagoon and were essentially a large scale application of the methods
exployed in decontaninating the Boat Pool twats, After YANKEE an
Antenaive decont aninution was carried out te permit the ¥.G crews to
live aboard on the return voyage to the United States.
By 25 Nay
average topside readings oa YAQ 39 were dom to 7 ar/hr with sverage
interior ant below deck readings of 2 erfhr.
It was. expected that
these levels would be down te 4 xx/ur and 1 mr/hr respectively upon
arrival in Pearl Harbor, ant to 3 er/hr and 0.§ ac/hr upon arrival
in San Francisco.
YAQ 40's intensities were conaiderably highers
40 arftr topside and @ ex/hr inside ani below decks on 25 Hay,
In~
tensities in these locations wers expected to be 25 mr/hr and 4 ar/or
respectively at Pearl Harbor, 15 ar/hr and 2 ar/br at San Francisco.
Many Y.G personnel had already received dosages in excess of 329 Ry
CITP SEVEN erented pernisaion for them to sccumulate larger doesses
in order that the youage could bemade,
AreL{ ey
YAO 39 personnel were expected
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