~ i Dem obilization 485 were all within the established limits. The RPO oralternate then prepared statement whichidentified the equipment and certified signed 4 thatit could be released for unrestricted use. The original certificate was readings ~ kept bY the JTG Radiation Control Division, while two copies were rovided to the using or owning activity. Shipping documents accompanying retrograde equipment which had been usedin controlled areas were annotated to reflect that the equipment had been certified for unrestricted useoffthe atall.24 As retrograde cleaning got underway, the basic philosophy developed within the JTG J-2 and FRSTwasthat, not only did the equipment have to pe radiologically clean, but it also had to look clean to a casual observer. From this philosophy, very stringent standards of physical cleanliness developed andprevailed throughoutthe processing of retrograde. Meeting w these standards was a major challenge for the various owners and operators of equipment. Meeting the cleaning standards required much dirty, grimy, greasy, unpleasant work, sometimes in cramped, hot spaces under vehicles or inside engine compartments of boats. The lesson that vehicles and equipment could be cleaned to the exacting standards required had to be learned, in turn, by each of the major organizations . which had equipmentto be retrograded. As each organization went through the learning process on cleaning, there were complaints that the standards weretoo strict, unnecessary, and impossible to meet. In somecases, differences of opinion between FRST and the individuals doing the cleaning led to heated discussions over the standards and procedures, and the adversary relationship that developed caused some morale problems. As the success of the retrograde cleaning became more apparent, many ofthe difficulties were overcome, only to reappear as a new organization started cleaning their equipment for retrograde. The 8th Radiation Safety Audit and Inspection Team inspectors recommended that the equipment which had never been on radiologically controlled islands be certified in some manner. It was decided that the owners of such equipmentcould certify that their items had never been on a controlled island. SEPTEMBER 1979 SEALIFT On 3-4 September 1979, the USS FORT FISHERcalled at Enewetak to pick up retrograde cargo. Army depotinspectors had determined that over half of the itemsoriginally scheduled for retrograde in September were not economically repairable. A total of 4,065 measurement tons was shipped