a) eT AR PPT np mo an cts PhuWis rk AOE RR TES WE L mootre Meeb posvel oe ba TA bee be 4 INTERVIEW GENERAL ESTES with ATQHIC ENERGY COMMISSION INFORMATIONTEAM what is the mission of your Task Group? Q. The nission of the Air Tcsk Group in support of the overell Joint Task Force SEVEN r:ission consists of three privery functions, cloud sanpling, aircraft effects mcasurenonts, and technical photosraphy om secomiary functions inclu‘ing inter an’ intra ctoll airlift, woather reconnaissance and reporting, cir rescue, cn’ coisunications. Q. » lets take first the ission of supling ani discrsa that, Now by samplinz, just what Jo you mcen; anl what lo ycu take samples of? Ae Q The Sampling prograx consists of coliecting perticulate ari caseous natter fren the atomic clow'’. Particulate samples ere colecte? on a special type of filter paper. Gascous samples ere :imiped by special cevices into bags or bottlos in the aircreft. Who establishes the requirerents for this part of ycur :tission? The Los Alarws Scientific Laboratory and the University cf California Radiaticn Laboratory state the quantity of sample Aesircd. We plan the size of the air units necessary to take this quantity, Q. What type of aircraft are use? to collect these samples? A. F-84 jet aircraft ami featherweight 8-36 aircraft, Q. How much raiiation do the circrews receivo on one of these sauplins iuissions? This depends on three factora; the tine of penctration with relation to tine cf cetonation, the tine spent in or near the cicuc, end tho tine spent in his contanincted aircraft on the retucn trip to Lease. Q. Can you sive an example cf the ancunts of reiaticn received? A. A-saripler entcrin; the cloud two to three hours eter lolenntien ves nermelly be flyin: in a reciation ficl’ of approxinctcly sixty b> cone humired reengtens per hour. Raciaticn cf this intensity would Liiit the tine the aircraft coulc spend in the cloud to a :ainwte ant a isl: or less. The later saiplers nicht cxpericnce radiation insensitics of five to twenty roengtens per hour an‘? coul2 reiimin in tne clouw* fcr period of fror thirty to ferty rinutes, In keth these examples, tho crews would receive cn the order of one to two reonctens cf ovposur?. ne ‘ TAB NO. twee 23fom Naar 41)= /7: ‘74