Table 24.
Task Group 7.4 CASTLE, BRAVO aircraft decontamination.a
First Survey
Aircraft
Type/
Tail No.
Reading
(R/hr )
Date (Time)
Second Survey
Type
of
Decon
Reading
(R/hr }
Date (Time)
Type
of
Decon
B-36/1083
1.400
1 Mar (1200)
Decay
0.500
4 Mar (0245)
Wash
B-36/1086
1.100
2 Mar (0900)
Decay
0.800
4 Mar (777)
Wash
12.000
4 Mar (0830)
Wash
0.065
4 Mar (1510)
F-84/030
2.800
1 Mar (1400)
Decay
0.105
4 Mar (0945)
Acid
F -84/032
2.800
1 Mar (1400)
Oecay
0.045
2 Mar (0950)
Acid
F-84/033
3.800
1 Mar (1400)
Decay
0.130
4 Mar (0955)
Acid
F-84/037
3.400
1 Mar (1400)
Decay
0.120
4 Mar (0940)
Acid
F-84/038
0.009
4 Mar (1415)
Acid
0.028
4 Mar (1515)
Gunk
F-84/042
0.090
4 Mar (1415)
Acid
0.028
4 Mar (1515)
F-84/043
0.190
4 Mar (1425)
Acid
0.070
5 Mar (1400)
Gunk
F-84/045
0.190
4 Mar (1725)
Acid
0.049
5 Mar (1530)
Gunk
F-84/046
0.400
1 Mar (1400)
Decay
0.180
4 Mar (1605)
Acid
4 Mar (1430)
Acid
5 Mar
Gunk
WB-29/7335
F-84/053
Third Survey
‘Aircraft
Type/
Tail No.
Fourth Survey
Reading
(R/hr)
Date (Time)
Type of
Reading
Decon (R/hr)
Date (Time)
Total
Decon
Hours
Total
ODecon
Pers
B-36/1083
0.280
4 Mar (1130)
Wash
0.080
5 Mar (77?)
19
17
B-36/1086
0.400
2 Mar
Wash
0.400
3 Mar (777)
18
7
F-84/030
0.105
4 Mar (1400)
Wash
0.060
5 Mar (0830)
1
16
F -84/032
0.018
4 Mar (1127)
0.5
16
F -84/033
0.018
4 Mar (1127)
0.5
16
F -84/037
0.030
4 Mar (1205)
0.5
16
F-84/038
0.020
F-84/042
5 Mar (1500)
F-84/043
0.060
F-84/045
0.030
5 Mar (1630)
F-84/046
0.042
5 Mar (1750)
F-84/053
1
16
0.5
16
Released
1
16
Released
1
16
Released
0.5
16
1
16
Released
Gunk
Released
Note:
taircraft maintenance crews decontaminated the aircraft after BRAVO.
practice was changed for the rest of the CASTLE shots.
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