RADIATION EXPOSURE POTENTIAL.
sonnel

The radiation exposures of project per-

(as opposed to the people inadvertently exposed) were limited to

exposure at the contaminated atolls at the time of evacuation, exposure at
the time of surveys made somewhat later, and exposures during decontamination of evacuation equipment
STAFFING.

(primarily aircraft)

at Kwajalein.

Individuals involved in all aspects cannot be ascertained

from project documentation, nor can the exposures recorded in the Consolidated List

(Reference 13)

for identifiable Project 4.1 personnel be iso-

lated to exposure from their participation in Project 4.1 activities.

The

exposures presented in Chapters 8 and 9 should be consulted for the organizations involved.
PROJECT REPORTS.

References 25, 65, 66, 67, and 68.

Tests of Service Equipment and Techniques (Program 6)
This program covered a miscellaneous group of six projects.

Project 6.1 -- Test of Interim Indirect Bomb Damage Assessment
Procedures

Agencies:

,

97th Bombardment Wing, Strategic Air Command,
Biggs AFB, Texas

Operations:

Three B-50s and crews of the 97th Bombardment Wing posi-

tioned on Guam flew to Enewetak 2 to 3 days before each test to pick

up radiofrequency crystals, film badges, and dosimeters.

At detona~

tion they were normally 15, 23, and 30 nmi (27, 42, and 56 km) from
the burst, recording the burst on radarscope photographs.
aircraft were in position for UNION and YANKEE.

Only two

One of the B-50s was

also required to do crater photography (Reference 69, Number 2-54
Change 5).
Shots:

All.

Radiation Exposure Potential:

The aircraft were at a long slant range

from these burst points and the potential for initial radiation exposure appears small.

The aircraft returned to Enewetak to pick up

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