some aotaae he Sok AL: 3 qt DIR , ; : Oa OU a ¢ JIG th a Nye. A : -aty Headquarters Defense Nuclear Agency Logistics Directorate SUBJECT: - oe. 1. : Nose Swipe Dat f The reason for "so many" nose swipes for Action "Level ‘for the periods in question is attributed to rs short lived natural isotopes that apparently caused Sey ~& ~ OM wt os Neptet 2-7 Dec 78: 4! 8-18 Dec 78: All readings less than 0.63 PCI/Sample. The highest reading was 1.01 PCI/Sample. Eleven highest readings, which ranged from 0.72 PCI to 1.01 PCI, were recounted eight days after the first count. 15-17 Jan 79: Sample. 2. The highest reading was 0.72 PCI/ Period recorded as "8-18 Jan" should have read "8218 Dec''. period. Book has been corrected to reflect correct Director for Logistics PMI Ir wee Th poe . i. . . ; 2 Sie T . ae er ? iB : yPeoot ' soy ‘ . ” ‘ * a t pe ah nm 3 “S, ft “f ae RAT yf ee ~ * i RE . 4 . 37 , : = 4 ifs Heb fe ae & ee i ~ f- e tak 0.69 PCI/Sample. - terre The recounts ranged from 0.00 PCI to 0.53. After the recount, the highest reading amoung all 170 samples was oy ee eea . . a: “Ee ! the readings. Action level for nose swipes is 112.6 PCI/Sample. Highest readings for these periods are: gi a : Washington, D.C. 20305 13 March 1979 Theo: pea OG leg ns 8 ; 2 preset at dela dies in iia .