Seen, XTIT. A. RADIGLOGICAL SAFETY Early History In order to provide for the radiological safety of the Task Force a radiological saZtety unit was ectivated as Tack Unit 7 of TG 132.1 on 22 January 1952. Commander Russell 4, Maynard, USN, in addition to his duties as Chief of the Technical Cperations During the early growth of this unit Major Jchn D. Servis, USA, was designated as Deputy Conmander and Operations Officer of TU-7. Since CDR. Maynarc remained at Washington, D. C., with the Task Force Heacqauarters during the veriod prior to the overseas move~ ment, Major Servis erved as his representative at the Los Alamos er) oe Branch, J-3, JTF 132, was designated as the sommardex of this unit. Scientific Laboratcr;, Due to the large number of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory employees operating with TG 132.1, the ser- vices of the necessary medical technical consultants to TU 7 were obtained from +}¢ Laboratory in the persons of Dr. Thomas L. Shipman, Director of Y-Division, LASL, and Major Payne Harris, MC, USA, also of H«Division. During the g-owth of the organization contacts had to be made to secure the necessary personnel for carrying out the missia of this unit. For a short-period operation such as this, personnel support was requested from the Armed Forces aml specific civilian equrexs “ ED/DOE 3 LANL Re 1 ~ 62-