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ANNEX 2
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ORDER NO, 5"SAPETY
PRECAUTIONS
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HEADQUARTERS
"PASK GROUP 7, Ay PROVISIONAL
APO 187, c/o Postmaster
?° April 1954, 1600M
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XEFERENCES;
a.
Annex A, JTF SEVEN Operations Order No, 3-53,
b. Special Bulletin, JTF SEVEN, Subject: "Safety Instructions",
dated 19 February 1954.
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c. ENIWETOK Building Layout, 1" = 400',
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“a, This plan is applicable to
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located on ENIWETOK ISLAND.
b. This plan governs ‘preparation for the safety of personnel .
and equipment at H-Hour and until the actual detonation plus fifteen .
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(15) minutes.
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'@, ‘No evacuation of Task Group 7.4 personnel from ENIWETOK
will be conducted in preparation for a local detonation, Evacuation —
which may become necessary because of post-mission radioactivity is —
covered in Task Group 7.4 Operation Plan No. 1-54. . Actions to be taken
in the event of high wind or natural, disaster are covered in1 Task Group
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7.4 Operations Plan No. 2-54,.so
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Security of aircraft, equipment, vehicles, materiel and | —
organizational areas is a responsibility of owning and/or using or
controlling agencies. a
e. A nuclear detonation will take place in the ENIWETOK soon Las
at a specified time and. location to be announced, It is possible that ~~
' the shot may be delayed or rescheduled for another day. However, the
safety instructions contained herein will apply regardless of ‘the exact
firing.
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Possible ‘hazards which must be considered in conjunction
with detonations in the local area include:
‘Intense light, heat,. blast, ..
high winds, flying debris and minor water wave effects.
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nomena which will occur at time of burst, only intense light will con-"
stitute a hazard to personnel, However, the intense light is a serious
hazard only to personnel who look’ in the direction of the burst during
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and immediately following H-Hour. Onty sites 1RUBYana FLORA will be used, woe
for tests in the ENIWETOK area.
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MISSION:
Qe Insure that necessary
-y precautions are.taken to safemard - personnel and equipment, including aircraft from. the effects of nuclear
detonations which areconducted in the ENIWETOK area.