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Project 2.9 — Standard Recovery Procedure for Tectical Decontamination
of Shire - F. &. Vine
QBTECTIVES
To croof test a shir decontamination procedure consisting of
firehosing, handscrubbing with detergent, »id a second firehosing, in
that order.
To perform an operational decontamination of the YAG-39, YAG-40,
and LST 611, aa required, to rermit participation of these shi-s in
other scheduled ahote. BEST BY 5° my oe
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On tne0+ (ZUNI) the YAGs and LST vere positioned in
the predicted fallout area as test zlatforma for Project 2.€.3.
Upon
Oomrletion of their airsions the shi;e returned to Entwetok,
Operational decontamination of the YAG-40 was begun on [ + 3 and
completed on D + 5,
In the forvard (non-washdown) section, all surfaces exce:t the
face of the superstructure snd the exrerimental areae reserved fcr
Project 2.*, were decontaminated by the firehosing, handecrutbing, firehosing procedure,
The high pressure, hot li.uid jet was used on the
face of the superstructure and for » final cleanup of the exrerimental
areas,
The remainder of the superatruc‘ure and the after deck house
were deconteminsted by meane of firehosing and handecrutting.
The hot
iguid jet was used on #1] other stern section surfaces.
EESULTS
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On the YAG-40 ortor the initial level in the nop~waalidown
ares forward of the superstructure wes 477 mr/hr at the beginning of
~ 556
as
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