Radiolopice] Safety Rerulations
CUTF SEVEN No. 9-53
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(6) Crew members of aircreft in the air at zero hour will take special
precautions to avoid (for at least 10 seconds) the direct and reflected
light resulting from the turst,
/t the diseretion of the airplane com
nmander this we be done with protective high density gogrles, by turning
away from the burst with eyes closed, om by covering the cyes with the
forearm, by turning cockpit lights up to highest intensity or by any
combination of the above.
e, In air and water the following continuous levcls of radioactivity ere
considered safe from the viewpoint of personncl drinking and breething
(uc = microcurie):
Bet2-Garra Enitter
Water
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5 x 1073 uc/ee (calcue
lated to H # 3 days)
Mr (24-hour average)
Particles less than 5 micron @ianeter 1076 uc/ee
Particles greater " 5 micron dianeter 107-4 us/ce
16, In tactical situations the military commender must make the decision
regcrding allowfble exposures,
as military personrel sre normelly sub-
ject to only randum exposure, health hazards tre at a ninimm,
Current
Department of Defense infornation on exposure to canme radiation in tactical situations is indicated below:
2,
Uniform acute (imedicte) exposure of 50 roentgens to a group of
firmed Forces personnel will not appreciably affect their efficicncy as
a figlting unit.
b,
poE ARCHIVES
Uniform acute exposure of 100 roerntgens will produce in occ2sional
indivicucls naus2a and voriting, but not to an extent that will render
armed Forces personnel ineffective es fighting units,
Fersonnel
receiving an ecute radiation exposure of 100 or nerz roentgens should
be given a period of rest and indivicual evaluetion as soon as possible,
ce,
Uniform acute exposure of approximately 150 rocntgens or greater can
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