ell indivicuels,. | These imximm Permissible exposurcs for naval
. personnel ere considered realistic for oserations of tals tyre.

2¢ these MPEs becn adopted initially the personnel rsplaco.ent

urogram would not heve boun ueccssery, and the consideréble tine

end effort expended in roquesting and justifying increascs in the

. PEs in particular individuals, vouldheve besn clininated. Pure
. thermors, these hicher MPZs would reassure Sersonsel and decresse

their porsonal concern.upor receiving lessor dosacos.
The film badges of three (3) xen of az LM crow indicated «

dosage of epproximetely QOR. : Thorough investigation fodlod to

_Tovoal how thase three (3) mon could have recoived this mich
_radiction; however, thoy were-transforrod to Naval Stction,
EW.JALEIN and letor to Tripler Arny ospital,

OAHU, T.H. whore

efter comilcts clinical ani leboratory studics, whieh were
essontially meativo, tney wore dischar-oi to duty.

Sixtcun

(16) personnel on the U35 ZAIRQKO (SVE-11¢) -nd twonty-cno (21)
personnel of Us, PAILIP (DiDN,98) roecived smal: skin lcsions
rescmblins burns which ciroumstantial ovidcnce incicet.4 wore

cue to raddosetivs felleout particles from R.VO. “Present
indications scint to. an uncomplicated ‘heelin: of those burns.
The problons of atomic medicine along with other zo¢ical ares

blers -eculirr to tais operction wero discussed with oneb af tho
ship's nedical departnents, Racdolosies1 physiecl exexinntions

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