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essentially no maintenanc2.
If they use batteries these should be cf the ordinary
flashlisht tyne obtainable at any drug or hardwara store.
A gamma only instrument
would be acceptable with a maximum scale reading of perhaps 5r/nr, provided that it
Joes not paralyze but reads off-scale at the high and in radiation fields of
several hundred r/nr.
The job of locating contamination, if any exists, will be
ereatly facilitated if the instrument is a2 Ceicer-“uller counter type and provided
with headphones.
very rapidly.
With this sort of equipment a warden can cover clean territory
If conditions permit he can ride in a slow moving vehicle; other
wise he can patrol as fast as he can walk.
The warden would be provided with morkers or signs to be posted to indicate an area has been found clean, and also to designate any hot areas he might
find.
If he should discover a region showing mora than a predetermined amount of
radiation, say 100 me/hr at 1 hour after ex:losion, he should report the fact as
promptly as nossible to his team chief.
he latter would be responsible for check-
ing the report and, if verified, for notifying the authorities in charge of dispatching the surveyors.
The warden teams would then do what they could before
arrival of the surveyors to locate and mark the 2r/nr contour.
They should be
instructed not to go beyond this point unless specifically directad to do so for
sore 2mergency work.
Since the wardens would not be difficult to train ncr exnensive to equip,
it would be possible tc have a large number of teams, based on the population
density.
It would seem feasible to have at lecst one team per high school through-
out the country, with additional teams in cases where the hich school has more than
1000 students.
This may requires a total of about 30,000 teams, each consisting of
perhaps eight vardans (male or female)
and a chief and deputy chief.
A few nights!
instruction with occasional refresher drills should be sufficient training for a
warden.
Thsra should bo « somewhat broader tr-.ining program for the team chiefs.
Tt is quite possible tha the surveyors may be usad as instructors for the chief
wardens, who shovld be capable of training their own tean members.
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