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Paul Spain, Manager EVOO
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20 March 1953
(thru 7. L. Shipman)
leo G. Chelius, 5-2
RAG@GAFE REIGIKEMERTS FOR PACIFIC PROVING CROURDS
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ko n venaih of evscrvaiions during & secwhwip te the Pasitis Proving
Ground, we believe that the following are prine requisites in order to
furmish adequate radiation protection to persoumel at that alte,
de ‘“getablistmant of & wrking file badge dosinetry section,
2, Additional support fer the rapair and maintenance of radiation
detestion iastrusents,
3. Metablishwert of « send~permanent had-tale organisation for
PPG in order that there will be adequate contimiity between operational
and inter-eperational periods,
in order to achieve the first objective, 14 will be necessary to give
adequate training in film badze dosiaeiry tc at least one person.
This training would require from three to four weeks initially, tot
eould probably be given either at LASL or cversess.
An individual
already wall trained in this field should be sunt to Bilwetck to
assist in starting up the existing darkroom equipnert and to insure
that the progran is started satisfactorily.
The dariaoon
appeared te be in good shape and there are adequate file badges cf the
ailitery typeto get started. A densitencter and o radius ecurce for
Salidbration purpeses wuld appear to be the only additional equipsent
tgpla A radiwe source of spproximtaly 200 mgs would probably
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the pocket dosineters.
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Iteu mosber two could probably be most easily achieved by giving the
sonprehenal
the godtraining, wut that they should be sotated in
test progran may nate greatest use of the experfense
© received during previous tours of duty.
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