OPERATIONS ORDER NO. 1-53 RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY HEADQUARTERS TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico 15 August 1953, 1. 1800T GENERAL: a. The term Radiological Safety Operations (short term RAD~SAFE . OPRS) is a general term used herein to denote the broad aspect of safety for personnel from radiological hazards. It will include training personnel in radiological safety procedures, passive radiological safety measures, decontamination activities for personnel and materiel, and the collection, recording ami evaluation of research data to be translated into operational procedures for Air Farce usage. The terms Radiological Safety = Rad Safety - Rad-Safe are used interchangeably to denote the specific application of Radiological Safety Operations for the prevention and avoidance of health hazards to personnel. Radiac equipment is radiation detection equipment, such as Geiger-Mueller Survey Meters and Gamma Ionization Chamber Survey Meters. b. The purpose of this plan is to furnish instructions to all units of TG 7.4 for the conduct of Radiological Safety Operations during Operation CASTLE (RESTRICTED, SI). c. The Comdr, TG 7.4, will establish a code to be used in conjunction with periodic weather reconnaissance reports to report approximate air radiation intensities encountered on regularly established weather reconnaissance or cloud tracking flights. 2. ‘TASKS OF OTHER TASK GROUPS: a. The Comdr, TG 7.1, will perform the following services: (1) Perform all ground monitoring services associated with scientific missions, except those in conjunction with aircraft and airborne collection of scientific data. (2) Provide laboratory services and technical assistance to all Task Groups, to include: (a) ; b. Procurement of film badges and specified supple- mentary items of personnel radiological safety equipment. (b) Laboratory services to develop and interpret filn (c) Personnel records of exposures from film badges. badges. The Comr, TG 7.4, will perform all ground monitoring services associated with ENIWETOK ISLAND, except in those areas or activities assigned to other Task Groups. TASK GROUP 7.4 OPRS ORDER NO. 1-5 ANNEX H . ie posetxe poe oF 5