h. Tape Recorders, Considorable use wae made of tape recorders
“oO preserve the abundant verbal information available during the first few
neursafter shot time,

Particular use was cade to record conversations cver

“he direct VHF channel with the TG 7.1 Radsafe CEMTER.

In general, the tape

recorders served as a convenient method during the Radsafe OFFICE "rush hour
neriod® to preserve information util such time as the significant portions
could be extracted for the record.”
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Radsafe Orgm

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Sdinee Radislogical Safaty, sini-

Lar to otter forms of sifety, ia a cocmind responsibility, each task group

was directed to set up its om self-sufficient Radeafe Unit. The delegation
of ‘tho major detailed radsafe responsibilities of the task group units was

contained in innex N to CJTF SEVEN Operation Order 3-53 (TAB A).

a. In general, each task group wit was directed to be self-suffi-

cient in terns of manpower, equipmemt, maintenance and training. E:ch unit
was designed to cope with the routine radsafe matters and those probless
unique to the particular service, agoncy or fimetions of tho task groups.

In additton, each task group unit was delegsted special functions to perforn

for the primary benefit of the task force as a whole and for which the particular groups designated either had a direct interest or were perticularily
adapted to the scoomplishment of the function. These were as fcllows:

~ (1) Task Group 7.1. The 7 7.1 Radsafe Unit was charged with
the major functions concerning on-site recovery oparations.

Specifically,

it was designed to perform the radsafe control of all working partics in

contaminated areas regardless of the task group involved, The principal
problem in this function was the control of personnel engzged in recovery
operations, post-shet clean-up nd making-ready for the next event.
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