CHAPTER Vil, SECTION 2 One of the more difficult prohlems encountered during the final roll-up was that of maintaining a work crew consisting of men with sufficient experience who had not reached the permissible dosage of radiation exposure. pleted. The mothballing program of H&N equipment was started on 21 May. The final removal of AEC property andthe last of the mothballing was completed approximately on 10 June. The post-Nectar recovery program at Eniwetok Atoll for scientific equipment and other facilities was started on 17 May 1954; this work was completed by 20 May 1954. As the test period of OPERATION CASTLE came to an end, a considerable amount of repair, overhauling and preservation of equipment and the return of stores to Warehouses had been com- maintenance of Scientific Stat:ons or facilities at both Atolls will be on a minimum basis. It is anticipated that transportation will be arranged through the Navy which will permit inspection trips to Bikini every four to six months at which time anti-corrosion measures will be accomplished to the extent possible. the interval between opcrations, Various Task Groups with Equipment Leaving Elmer for Fred for Return to Z. I. Mission Accomplished Page 7-9 he Wek we et aitRe leren tae ERE a ee + Figure 7-8. During OF ee