RARER eeeen+ eee ee ee ca no ae trams ASM, HEE vie Tyler Ene bo RADIOLOGICAL-SAFETY INFORMATION CENTER As a center of, and as a rigid control of dissemination of, necessary radiological information following each of the detonations, an information center was establishet. Sources of information were the Rad-Safe Control Group, the Laboratory Group, Task Group Rad-Safe officers, and the Task Force Rad-Safe Office. This Center coordinated and consolidated information for use of Task Force and Task Group commandersin the determination of R hour. The radiological-safety information was maintained on daily situation mape, laboratory reports, and radex charts. Information summaries were prepared at the completion of the day and prior to recovery conferences for the following day. The RIC was established in the Air Intelligence Office aboard the USS Rendova on MX-1 day. It continued operations from this point until reentry was completed on M+ 2 day. From M+ 2 until K + 7 days this Office was maintained in the Rad-Safe Building on Parry Island. TTROBEET ‘eegeny nays RET 8 a0arenere nercee arene ‘ y 7 ne nin ee eee ee ea ne Prana ” * aed deenaBee i i : ° ore Pua ee or CHAPTER 8 35