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Figure 37.
Shipboard decontamination using high-pressure seawater
and scrub brushes, CASTLE.
remove paint and iron rust and were an effective supplement to strong
hosing.
Fresh-water flushing and repainting, however, were required
following decontamination.
In dry dock, steam was utilized to remove
grease and oil from bearing surfaces.
As expected, the most difficult
items to decontaminate were canvas covers, tarpaulins, ropes, and fabric
bumpers.
In most cases, these items were simply moved to a storage area
on Parry and the radioactivity allowed to decay
(Figure 38).
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scrubbing was attempted on the large canvas bathtub on the flight deck of
the Bairoko, but was abandoned when it was found that the treatment dissOlved the radioactive particles and caused a spread of contamination and
an increase in contaminated areas.
Equipment Decontamination
Other than for marine equipment, little decontamination was attempted
at Bikini.
Construction and technical equipment was washed and isolated
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