IX solution was then divided and delivered to the various "specialists" who processed their portion of the solutia to determine the exact strength of the substance for which they were testing, Preliminary readings were obtained, then more precise radiochemical processes applied, and the final exact findings were tabulated by automatic devices, Decontamination of sampling aircraft remained a tremendous job throughout HARDTACK, 26 He recalled an attempt to obtain samples which proved to be costly both in man-hours and exhaustion of radiatim levels, "On this attempt, I was in charge of securing the samples from a device buried at the point of detonation, Radiation levels were so intense that one hour was the limit for a man to work at the recovery site. used 200 men, one hour each, to recover the sampling device, We That experiment was another of the many which established that mamed . 2 aircraft cloud sampling was the least expensive and most efficient," All aircraft returning to Eniwetok which could possibly be decontaminated were monitored and those requiring decontamination were isolated, center, Aircrews immediately processed through the decontamination When time permitted, aircraft decontaminated themselves in isolation through radioactive decay, This technique insured least radiation exposure to the decontamination personnel since the intensities approximately halved themselves each seven hours. After decay, the remainder of the contamination was removed from the aircraft through normal washing with chemicals, water and high pressure hoses, Through a conservative, yet realistic radiological safety program, Operation 19h SWEH -2-003); pi? APWLZHG 44 e