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A personnel decontamination center was constructed at Kwajalein
and placed in operation prior to X-ray Day.
Problems which hampered Task Unit 7.6.1 during this phase stemmed
mainly from its lack of clerical personnel and inadequate equipment,
except for radiation measurement instruments,
Maj Q@m, Unit Supply
Officer, did an outstanding job in procuring supplies and equipment
from any and all sources.
Clerical assistance was obtained from ATG
74 but was never available in adequate amounts during the entire
operation.
By Peter X-ray Day the unit had mapped out radiological safety
procedure aboard aircraft, was well along on the high altitude
instrument calibration program, had completed operational plans for
test days, was plotting radexes daily, had published pertinent mission
report forms, had the personnel decontamination center at Kwajalein
almost ready for operation, was well underway on the photographic
documentation project and had completed the indoctrination of ATG 7.4
personnel.
PETER X-RAY DAY
This full scale dress rehearsal commenced with general and
specializedbriefings held at Kwajalein on Peter X-ray Day minus one.
This sameday at 1500 hours the drone aircraft, manned by safety crews,
and four drone mother aircraft departed for Eniwetok to stage.
Moni-
tors accompanying these aircraft were completely equipped except for
film badges which were not used on this mission,
At Eniwetok AEC
personnel installed air sample filters on the drone aircraft and three
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