Table 10. Summary of Bikini radsafe activities, CASTLE. Activity Time Begin personnel reduction at work D-5 Sweep of Bikini Atoll by LCM. sites. 0-3 Weather central transfers operations from Parry to the Estes 0-2 Air and group sweep of Bikini Atoll. patrol. (AGC-12). 1G 7.3 begins 24-hour P2v (0900) Shot-day weather outlook given to CUTF 7. (1100) Radsafe Center operational on the Bairoko (CVE-115). (H-36) First command briefing.4 plots presented. Shot-day hodographs and transit ship P2V search of possible fallout areas to 600 nmi (111 km). Second command briefing.? Weather, existing and forecast hodography, 72-hour air particle trajectory plot, transit ship plots. (1130) Forecast air and surface radex areas for H-hour to H+6. (1200) Bikini evacuation complete. (H-18) Advisory to CINCPAC re fallout. (1300) All task groups account for personnel to CJTF 7. (1800) Final accounting of task force personnel to evacuation officer. (1900) Ships leave Bikini Lagoon. (0000) Final command briefing.@ (H-5) Modify forecast radex areas if necessary. (H-3) Informal weather briefing to CJTF 7. (H-hour) Detonation. (H-hour to H+4) Radiation data telemetered from Eneman and other critical locations. Results reported periodically to CJTF 7. (H+3) Modify air and surface radex areas. (H+4) Wilson 2 cloud tracker directed to begin task. Radsafe and physical damage survey. Recovery timetable established. Recovery in areas of low contamination begins. TG 7.3 helicopter obtains lagoon water samples. (H+5) Radsafe Center aboard the Bairoko (CVE-115) reports results of (H+9) Sample return flights No. 1 and No. 2 depart from Enewetak. , initial atoll survey to CJUTF 7. Note: ant early command briefings, the execute order was confirmed. 126 ert yn me ere (1100) . cate * 0-1 D-day Air and ground sweep of Bikini Atoll.