coffin fron vaich the, Lining les ‘been reroved fun the coffin with ice; place coffin ina coffin box and trensport ths bex by air to Tripler Asay Hospital. This method wos ‘used in trensporting tho body of one of the navelpersonne), and epyoured to be both oxPermsive and unnecessary, . Tho Mcximum Pernissible cxposure (mez) esteblishe: for personnol of Operation C.STLE was 3.9 roentgang (gemma only) calculated onthe basis of 0.3 reentgons. (comma only) per week for a thirtecn (13) week poricd,. Provided no previous over-exposuro renainoé, this MPE ‘of 369 rocatgans could heve boen acquired without rogard to the ine Avicuals past Fediation history. This MPE wes considered firther augmented by 043 roentgons per week for each week in excess of thirtoen (13) wesks of tho operational period. #11 exposure to external garme radiation ws regercad as total irraciction. Following BRAVO, ase regult a the relatively heavy radice active fall-out on nearly all shins, the m cessary decontecim tion procecures following, enc. the radiation receive? by heidesntcr end boat pool sersonnol in suport of the <clentific Tesk Grour, 4 Lerge proportion of the personnel of Tesk Graip 743 wire exposed to radiction in varying dogrecs. | neTNcan Neeme e+ nme et eee meee . a relatively nica percentage of the personnol f ths fcliowing | groups recoives exposures epproaghing ow oxcecding 3.9 romtgons} entire crew of the USS(PHILIP, flight deck crew of the USs ZAIRCKC, helicopter: pilots and plane captetaa,anc boat operct ing perecuncl deny T= 32 .