experience. In the case of the TG 1.3 shipe, much of the training of the
crews had been completed, om separate Adreetica, prior to the ships! ree

porting to the Navy Task Group. In each task group, training amphasis was
mace in accordance with the major problems each tssk group expected to en=
counter,
e.

Personnel Dosage Records.

«as indicated in Tab A, the responsi-~

bility for personnel dosage comtrel, including the supply and processing =f
film badges, was placed under the Radsafe Unit of TG 7.1.

The reascns fcr

assigning this service to TG 7.1 were as follows:

(1) The primary users of the film baige would be the members
of the scientific task group during resovery cperations.

Use of the fin

badge by other categories of personnel would be essentially Linttad te
representative distribution among groups of personnel in order that a
dosage could be assessed in the event of wmexpected contamination of the
Groups.

(2) The film badge is not a standard item of military issue
through-out the three Services,

(3)

Although each task group has a conmand responsibility for

its ~m radiation safety, the setting up of a photo-<dosinetry supply ond

laboratery in each task group would not only be unecmmamical fron a workload

viewpoint, bys of far greater importance, wuld result in aconfusing lack
of waiformity among the task groups in the choise of the type of film badge
foe iseeue and in the processing procedures used.

Considering the fact that

the fils badge types presently available for persormel dosimetry sre nor
mally susceptable to inaccuracy for a variety of reasons, the choice of ons
central supply supply and proceasing Laboratory remcves at least the two
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