A pool of experienced monitors must be made available
to the Rad-Safe Unit to support independent construction
operations and supplement project monitor activities,

c.

Personnel procurement planning should be initiated at

least one year prior to operations ani personnel should
be selected for training at least four months prior to
operations.

3

—

4.7

TASK UNIT 8, TECHNICAL PHOTOGRAPHY
The following were the assigned responsibilities of TU-8 during

Operation Castle:

2

oe
ws

2.

To provide construction, accident, and general record cover-

3.

To make technical documentary records in still and motion

4.

To provide facilities and aid to scientists in the processing of scientific photographic records.

5.

To store, issue, process, and account for technical documentary film in accordance with security and classification instructions.

age.

pictures of each operation.

ed ws xo ot, nidibti

These responsibilities were fulfilled.

Graphic Arts in Los Alamos.

Bix weeks.

To implement the neces-

Individual phasing cycles approximated

In addition to these men, six military men Were assigned

to TU-8 Forward.

After the first shot two photographers operated

| wagOURApn pen

under a section leader from the ships based at Bikini.
Statistics are as follows:

4200 black and white negatives were made and two prints made

from each negative.

Ad

126

1

roe »
ae

To make all negative necessary to provide full reporg.coverage for TG 7.1 scientific programs, units and staff dections
in black and white and color, still and motion picture.

sary coverage 17 men were phased in and out of the Forward Area from

Copied/DOE

a te OR
a,

1.

LANL,J-Div.

py

Aly

«wt dyer. beebbiabide the ie

bo.

“Yeomreie 4" ; Hin oo

\

eRe: nib ras bee. Share tase

the operational phases of the overseas test.

Select target paragraph3