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whose lifetine work involves exrposw'a to fonising
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still do not wish to require any nave af this a: a row*ino basin than is
necossary, Fiurthoaucre it is felt that Xeray* which are takon to coteblish
a dieenosis necessary to explain syaptozs i412 kolp ths individual moro then
avoidance of the exposure, even though ths toinl exposure my go es high as
50 r ar moro.
In general it can be stated that requiring routine periniic
chect Xerays no oftener than seors reasonable is a justifiable requirexant,
Group He2 maintains careful records of all Leboratary porsonnal, It is our
desire to put those {individuals who are to participate in test operations
to a minimm of inconvenience, Laboratory workers who will go to NFG bu;
who will not enter the contaninated areas roquire no araminatims at all,
Those who do expect to entor the contaminated arsas ehould coatuct Dr, Gricr
to asccrtein whother ar not their recards are up to date and whother an
eppointmant for re~cxamination ie necessary. Thoz0 whe have nou undergone
thio formality may bo denied accusa to the conteminzied areag, All workers
going to Enivetak mist bo approved by Hee and mut, in addition, recoive
whatever ircunizations sere called far by Governuont rogulatica, (so far this
hes called for imumizatio against avail pos, typhoiceparatyphoid, and
tetanus). Those failing to undergo these formalities may find thenselves
uneble to leave the country, and if thay do get out, might excountor diffie
culty in gotting back in,
All of the above renarks refer only to LASL peracanel,
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our opinion thet othor civilians, es well ap construction workeza, should
conform to reqguirc=ents no less rigid,
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