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Captain Ge ani others.
Finally it was decided to limit the experi-
ments in the SANDSTONE operation to the testing of animal containers
which might be used in any future tests.
The Bureau of Ships was consulted on possible design of containers
which might be used for this purvose and on about 1 January 1948 drawings
were prepared.
Originally it had been planned to place the containers
on land ani withdrew them by means of cable after the shots.
Later it
was decided to include two chambers vlaced on rafts off shore from the
ZERO Island.
It was considered that the rafts might be more satisfactory
because of the cooling action of the water and the greater facility offered
for removing the animals rapidly after the shot.
Arrangements were made
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for the construction of four eae *Shambers, two for lend and two
on rafts, by the radiation laboratory at Hunter's Point.
These were
manufactured and shipped to Long Beach for transportation to Eniwetok
on the CVE by 15 February 1948.
In addition to the test animal containers Captain Gag proposed
to continue the studies on exposure of biological materials which had
proved so interesting following Bikini.
A wide variety of samples of
assorted biologicals were obtained from the California Institute of
Technology, Department of Agriculture, Naval Medical Research Institute,
and Chemical Corps, U $ Army.
These wore? carefully packaged and shipped
by air courier to go aboard the CVE by 15 February 1948.
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A third project was initiated by Captain Malle to measure the
thermal sensitivity of various textiles, paints and metals.
About 15
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