Personnel decontamination stations were established at the Parry Radsafe Center, aboard the Bairoko and the Curtiss, and aboard the barge alongside the Ainsworth. Equipment decontamination areas were made available at Parry and at the Kwajalein airstrip (the Kwajalein decontamination was provided by the Naval Air Station). These stations included a clean-clothing change room, a contaminatedclothing change area, a shower area, and a monitoring point. At the Parry Radsafe Center the clean-clothing change room, showers, and monitoring checkpoint were all located within the same building, whereas a contaminated clothing change area was located in a squad tent adjacent to the shower area. All persons who were found to be contaminated in excess of the background radiation readings were required to shower with soap until residual contamination had been removed. Figure 35 shows the monitoring procedure aboard the Curtiss, and Pigure 36 shows initial decontamination of personnel at Parry. The Bairoko decontamination station consisted of salt-water showers and contaminated-clothing storage containers on the catwalk adjacent to the flight deck, with the change room consisting of a cabin just off the catwalk. ‘The Curtiss decontamination station used the aft shower facilities for a change and shower area. The radsafe barge alongside the Ainsworth, which handled the greatest number of personnel, was equipped with a control tent, clean-clothing change tent, clothing issue area, and outside salt-water showers. All persons returning to the Ainsworth were monitored before being permitted to board the ship. This ensured that all contamination was removed aboard the barge. Personnel decontamination progressed satisfactorily, although there were reportedly objections to slightly contaminated lagoon water being used for salt-water showers (Reference 17, p. 58). Other than aboard the Ainsworth, the arrangement of change room and shower facilities aboard ship did not completely prevent the spread of contamination. Contaminated individuals, in many cases, had to walk through the ships to reach the contaminatedclothing change room or showers. The barge facilities adjacent to the 147