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fore concentrated on those popolated atolls indicaticrg sare than 10
cw
ar/br eat E plus 24 hours and which were nct evacuated. Por this pure
pose @ special survey was set up under the technical direction of Dr.
Thomas N, White, E Div, LASL, assisted by Major Robert Crea, By JT?
SEVEN, to start from Kwajalein on 5 Karck by FSM.
Following the survey unmer Dr. White end Major Crea, the next
effort was directed toward acquiring data on the evacuated atolls is
order that the effects of the radiation could be better evaluated.
The investigation included ground monitoring and the taking of soil
and water samples froa living ereas. Secondary purposes were efforte
to reduce the adverse impact on real and personal property of the basty
departure, to determine radiation data of scientific interest and to
evaluate the time of reoccupancy by the farmer inhabitants. This effort was assigned to a destroyer in order that working parties would
Project 2.5a.
The rehabilitation partion of the effort was placed
Trust Territory representative in a FSM rendezvous with the destroyer
TER
at Rongelap early acrning of 8 March,
Co)
Arrangements were sade to air skip soil and water sazples to
EBealth and Safety Laboratory, AEC, Sew Yark Operations Office, Atten-
tion Me. Merril Bisenbud.
Mr. Eisenbud was requested to provide the
task farce with decay information and activity per unit erea on the
soil samples and activity per unit volume on the water samples.
Se
was also requested to make such other analysis as he thought neces
sary considering the umsual circumstances and interest in ERAVO Event.
Detailed reports by Dr. White, Or. Scoville ani Iajor Crea bavebeen distributed separately to interested agencies. Contiming surveys
of the evacoated atolls have been sade for picking up of anisals for ped-
{eal studies, rehabilitation and for studies of marine life. eports on
these activities will be included in the above distribution as they becone available.
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1. RadSafe factors Considered at
the Wea RadSafe Command Brief-
04 Come
RICEARD 4. BOUSB
Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Tech Ops Branch, J-2
ing.
2. Memo for Record: with 6 Incl covering
RedSefe Briefing material as presented
at Cud Briefings for BRAVO.
3. Discussion of Off-Site Pall-out.
4. Cloud Tracking Operations.
5. Mi: Frotection of Transient Shirping
During Operation CaSTLE.
6, Analysis of Fall-out Following BRAVO
Event with 4 Incls
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rere
set ee
OOTP
under the supervision of the commanding officer of the destroyer. The
party with equipment departed 7 March for Kwajalein to join with the
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rae
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bave a floating base for cperations ashore and decontamination facile
ities afloat. The tecimical direction of the effort was placed unier
the supervision of Dr. Farbert Scoville, Technical Directar, Armed
Forces Special Weapons Project, assisted by representatives of CASTLE