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Task GROUP 7.4, PROVISICMAL
United States Air Foree
APO 187, San Franciseoo, California
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1 Fut 1956
SUBJECT:
Radiation Exposures for Certain Task Group 7,4 Men
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Coumander
Joint Task Joree SEVER
APO 437, 6an Franciseo, California
1. Paragraph 6a of Appendix 1 te Annex K to JTF-SEVES Operstica
Order Ho. 1-58 establishes « maxim permissable exposure (NPE) of 5.0r
for personnel participating in MARDTACK.
We find that adherense te this
limitation througheut the lengthened MARDTACK serice, among twe small
groups of eur Task Group 7.4 men, would jeopardise the successful performance of our moclear eloud sampling mission, These two groups ef ©
men are the fifteen (15) CO's and airmen of the buclear Applications
Section of our Cloud Sampling Klement, ami the fifty-five (55) 3-573
ground crewmen in the same element (ground crewmen of the B-57D's are
being rotated ty €4C). Inciosure #1 is a listing of the nanbere of
the former group together with the expesure ef eagh ef the individuals
as of 27 dune 1958. Inclosure #2 is a similar listing ef the second
group.
2.
It is requested that MPS's ef 10.0r ant 8.0r be established
3.
We in Task Group 7.4% are eonseious of our responsibility te
for the men listed in Inelosure 1 and 2 respectively.
limit the rediation exposure ef eur msn to an absolute minimus esasistent with the need to get eur job dom.
2 Inels
1. Roster/NOO ' efimns
(MWaclear Applications)
2, Roster/3-57B Grnd Crew.
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