Additional difficulties were being encountered by the release of experienced men from the military service. In spite of these difficulties 2 officers and 28 enlisted men were designated by 1
September for clearance and assignment to TU-7. The Navy (Op-36) received notice and initiated action in the latter part of August. The Air Force declined to participate in the operation.
Orders for ist RSSU personnel were issued by the Chemical Corps Training Command in
October 1953. Orders for three radiological-safety engineers were issued by the Army Chemical Center in November 1953. Orders for Naval personnel were issued by the Chief of Naval
Personnel in October 1953.
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CTU-1, through invitation, secured the services of three LASL health physicists as technical] advisors.
Owing to staff delays in the procurement of military personnel, the unit performed its
mission with a shortage of 3 control officers, 1 laboratory officer, and 1 photodosimetry technician, The last-minute deletion of the 3 control officers materially hampered the effectiveness of TU-7 in its extended decentralized system of controlled recovery operations and
required the utilization of the supply and laboratory officers in secondary control functions.
2.3
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
In the procurement of personnel on a temporary-duty basis, little time is allotted to qualify
individuals in a selected occupation, and therefore procurement must consider certain qualifications in the selection of individuals for assignment to the Rad-Safe Unit.
2.3.1
Control Officer
The Control Officer serves as an adviser and technical expert on all matters pertaining to
the nonmedical aspect of radiological contamination. He assists project leaders in recovery
plans for test equipment, performs surveys of areas subjected to radiological contamination,
controls entry of personnel to contaminated areas, and assists in the control of radiological
hazards. He is best qualified by excellent performance in atomic-defense schools and by experience in previous test operations.
2.3.2
Laboratory Officer
The Laboratory Officer supervises the assembly of technical information from radioanalysis of radioactive material in order to assist the commander in the establishment of the
true radiological hazards. He supervises the processing of film badges and the maintenance
and repair of radiation-detection instruments, The Laboratory Officer is best qualified by
having civilian or military health physics experience in laboratories handling radioactive materials and by having extensive nuclear physics training.
2.3.3
Rad-Safe Monitor
The Rad-Safe Monitor performs surveys of areas subjected to radiological contamination,
advises personnelof the nature and the extent of hazards to be encountered in contaminated
areas, procures protective equipment and dosimetric devices for individuals entering contaminated areas, requires the proper use of protective clothing and equipment, supervises
personnel-decontamination procedures, and accomplishes equipment decontamination, He is
best qualified by satisfactory completion of an atomic-defense school and/or by previous experience at test operations.
2.3.4
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Laboratory Technicians
Laboratory technicians are selected personnel, especially trained in nuclear analyses and
radiation measurement, who perform routine operations in laboratories that are assigned these
functions. The best qualifications are experience in civilian or military laboratories and commensurate educational background.
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