safe matters requiring headquarters staff action and for all radsafe
information having an impact on the various operational decisions
which were expected to arise.
The functions of the office included
the preparation and presentation of the radsafe portion of the command briefings prior to the shot and the continual reconnaissance of
the area to determine the relatively close-in and long-range fallout
aspects after the shot.
Additional responsibilities, which aided in
the accomplishment of the above functions, involved the necessary
liaison with representatives of the Air Force Office cf Atomic En~
ergy (AFOAT=1)5 the Health and SafetyLaboratory, New York Opera~
tion Office, AEC (HASL, NYKOPO); with the Task Force Biomedical Advisor and Staff Surgeon; and with other special advisors to CJTF
SEVEN.
Each task group was directed to set up a radsafe unit self-
sufficient in terms of manpower, equipment, maintenance, and
training.
(TG 7.5's radsafe unit was self-sufficient only between
operations).
In addition to handling the routine task group rad-
safe matters, each task group unit was delegated special functions
to perform for the primary benefit of the Task Force as a whole and
for which the particular group designated had a direct interest or
was specially adapted to accomplish the function.
These functions
were as follows:
1.
TG 7.1.
Execution of the major functions cencerning on-
site recovery operations, operation of field radiochemistry
laboratories, and operation of complete phctodosimetry ser-
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