SECTION _IV PLANNING FOR EVACUATION AND RE-ENTRY In early September the need for finalizing of evacuation procedures bacame more pressing. In particular the demands from Task Group Ele- ments centered on the need for timely establishment of logistical rollup requirements and completion of radiological plans for making island installations as radlsafe protected against "fsllout" contemination as time and meterial would permit. In answer to these operational needs preliminary plans were drafted and instructions desseminated as information and equipment became available. On & September 1952, Standing Operation Procedures #5610, Radio- logical Safety Monitors Procedures were destributed. On 30 September 1952, a letter of instructions on Personal Equipment Inventory was distributed. Annex L, Radiological Safety, to CTG 132.2 Operations Order #2-52 which had been distributed on 20 August 1952 was changed as additional information was received from the Scientific Task Group. Onl October 1952, Annex H, Evacuation, to CIG 132.2 Operation Order #2-52 was published, This annex set forth complete roll up instructions and prescribed e sequence of evacuation, 4 ear, . “Radiation Detection Instruments, spere parts, batteries, and decontamination equipment were coming in on MATS plenes and supply vessels ° throughout the period. these/were distributed’ in accordance with instruce tions contained in the Radiological Annex of the Operation Order. On 8 October 1958, a letter concernig "Operation of Radiac Detector Chzrger Pp 630/PD" was published. On 22 October 1952 enother letter of instruc- tions entitled "Radiation Dosage Records end Control of Film Badges" was issued, 27

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