dose tabulations in this report.
Additionally, the section issued, read.
and recorded the results of all TG 132.1 personnel dosimeters.
The Radiochemical section operated a mobile radiological field
laboratory (AN/MDR-1(XE-31)), designed and furnished by Evans Signal
Laboratory.
This laboratory analyzed the
feom air, water, and centamereted objects.
penance :
Samples were assayed for
alpha, beta, and gamma radiation intensity and beta and gamma energy and
decay rates.
Because the island bases were evacuated for the MIKE shot,
the field laboratory was located on the hangar deck of the Rendova.
The
section regularly assayed the sea water at the swimming beach off Medren
uboard ohh
and the drinking water ,at Enewetak and other nearby inhabited atolls.
DECONTAMINATION.
The Decontamination Group pro ided_t
the necessary
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installations and operations Jo-proteetnasdennetShaeteoutetde.the
area-of_radictegieatcontambnrattonagenise—ts—erteet.
The group carried
out this responsibility by providing. personnel decontamination stations,
equipment decontamination areas, and entry and exit checkpoints. te—ersure
that
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the-task—ferce_ships.
SPECIAL MONITORING.
One TU 7 monitor was available on call for
Jaborrtor.
spect+et monitoring in connection with radiological problems that might
arise during the construction of the MIKE device.
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