the radiation field when extended, but in the coiled position they may
contribute considerably.
A snythetic resin sealer applied to a canvas material was found to
greatly increase the decontaminability of canvas.
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It was found that firehose presents no serious radiation hazard
when extended, but in the coiled up position the survey readings were
higher by a factor of 10 than those taken along the length of the hose.
Wood samples in both washdown and non-vashdown areas received considerable contamination.
Some samples in the non-washdown area were
reading as high as 1200 mr/hr on D + 2.
The samples are now being pro-
cessed by coring and slicing to determine depth of penetration and contaminant distribution,
Additional test surfaces were contaminated on YAG-39 and the
decontamination studies are now in procesS.e
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