nee ees APPENDIX K MIKE RECOVERY PROGRAM K.1 AERIAL SURVEY the aerial-survey officer with one assistant will leave the USS Rendova at H + 10 min by helicopter and go directly to Elmer. The helicopter will fly at an altitude of 50 ft and a ground speed of 20 mph over the center of each island in the chain in the direction of Flora. While flying over each island, the readings will be taken with a TIB survey meter, corrected to ground intensity, and sent by radio to the USS Rendova by prearranged code. The time and exact location will be sent with each reading, When an instrument reading of 5 r/hr is reached, the helicopter will halt, make a wide detour around Flora, and proceed to Alice. The survey will then continue back toward Flora until a reading of 5 r/hkr is again obtained, In order to obtain accurate isodose lines, flights will be made in several different directions over any island that shows a marked gradation of intensities, ‘The above survey will be repeated on M + 1 day and on following days, as the situation requires, and, in addition, surveys will be made of islands Glenn through Leroy. K.2. GROUND SURVEY General: Ground surveys of all islands requiring reentry will be made to confirm the results of aerial surveys and to assess the personnel hazard involved in reentry. Monitors wil! be required for all recovery parties until the island is cleared for reentry. Final clearance will be based on ground-survey results. Initial Recovery Surveys: As soon as the aerial-survey data indicate that stations having high recovery priority may be safely approached, ground surveys will be made, using a helicopter to transport the monitor. Results will be reported to RIC by the most expeditious means available, preferably by radio in prearranged code. These data will constitute a preliminary ground survey. Monitors will not undertake more extensive survey operations than required for the accomplishment of the recovery missions. Recovery parties, accompanied by a monitor,if necessary, will then proceed only if the recovery can be made under existing radiological con- difions. M +1 Day (Elmer and Fred): The ground-survey officer and one assistant will leave the USS Rendova by helicopter at 0630 (dawn) for Elmer. A 4 -ton 4 by 4 truck, located at the RadSafe Building, will be used for ground transportation, When the Elmer survey is completed, the party will proceed to Fred by helicopter and make a ground survey of that island. CTG 132.2 will provide a '4-ton 4 by 4 truck at a prearranged location for ground transportation. Reports will be made to RIC by radio. ‘M + 2 through ME Days: Ground surveys of Elmer and Fred will be repeated as described above. 96