from zero point. .t the time of the detonation all task force ships in the Bikint area wero located southeast of the atoll at least thirty milcs from zero point. after the shot it became necessary to close the camps on Sikini toll because of the radiological contamination 2nd blest damage, operations et Bikind were conducted principally fron afloat. Subsequent Eeceusa of unfavorable weather conditions dt Bikini, it wes not until 27 March that ROMEO was detonated. The concept of the shot schedule was reviewed -nd revised to incorporate more flexibility, at Eniwetok .toll. NECT.R was rescheduled to be fired On 7 ..pril, KOON was detonated at Bikini, on Enincan Island. Becauso of the poor results of KOON, ECHO was cancelled. at about the. same time, the original Y..NKEE was cancelled and a modified version of ROMEO was added as YANKEE |} On 22 april, the task force was capable of detonating either NECTAR at Eniwetok ..toll or UNION at Biking .toll. This was the first instance of such flexibility in U. S. testing history, However, weather conditions were unfavorable, and it was not until 26 .pril that UNION was detonated, Preparations for firing YNKEE at Bikini were completed while awaiting favorable weather at Erdwetok to fire NECTAR. By § ‘lay, Y.NKCE was readied and detonated. On1, May, the Eniwetok weather became favorable and NECTAR was detonated. Except for rollup and redeployment, tho on-site phase was cseentially completed with the last shet, @. ns tasks were completod, units of the task force were redeployed ert individuals were returned to parent orgenizations or were reassicned. In accordance with previously prepared plans, reduced planning staffs and certain troop elements were reformed 2s components of tho task force in order to provide for contimuity of operations, and for economical, expeditious support of future operations,