was for four very-high-yield detonations.
ule was enlarged to seven shots
As plans progressed, the sched-
(reduced during the operation to six).
Since each extra event was potentially dose-additive to many of the participants, the permissible exposure per event decreased as the number of
shots increased.
Radsafe planning was designed,
in part, to minimize the
number of people who might be exposed above the general criteria level
(Reference 16, p. 17).
This required either exposure of a greater number
of people, or provisions for exposure waivers for some personnel.
The Joint Task Force Radiological Safety Plan was cognizant of these
points.
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Published as Annex N to Reference 9, Task Force Operation Plan
(see Appendix A), the plan established radiation safety as a command
responsibility, as did Annex I to Reference 19, Operation Order 1-53
Appendix A).
(see
The plan also specified safety criteria for the entire task
force and defined specific task group responsibilities and missions for
applying these criteria.
Information developed during preceding test se-
ries, particularly Operation Ivy, formed the basis for the plan.
The radsafe plan for each task group was derived from the Joint Task
Force Plan.
It laid out in detail the application of safety criteria in
the context of operations for each service and outlined procedures for implementing them, including training, installation of equipment aboard task
group ships, monitoring, and decontamination of personnel and equipment.
Organization and-Responsibilities
Overall organizational planning and authority for radiological safety
rested with the CJTF 7.
The Commander's staff coordinated radsafe infor-
mation collected before and during shot operations and also maintained
liaison with the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific
radiological exposures outside the PPG.
(CINCPAC)
regarding
Elements of control existed at
all command levels, and operational control was applied through normal
command channels.
A decentralized system of operational control, utilizing elements of
the CUJTF 7 staff and units within each task group, was established for
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