CTC 7.3, early in the operntion, institutec a system requiring
units te report weekly the number of persons with eccumleted

exposures in Roentzene as follows, O-1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, +5, 56,
6-7; 7-7.8; over 7.8.' Leter Citi. SEVEN required ‘reports ef
the number of ~ersons with fceumulrted exposures, es of four dys
efter efch shot, in Roontcens @s follows, (002.5, 2.5309, 3.9728,
over 7.8.

This neccssitated two types of exposure reports fron

TG 7.3 unite. ;

.

Operation CaSTLE is the first instance of menned ships ro~
neinine in stonificently- ra¢ioestive wetera continuously for drys.

This vrecedure was‘nocessery ta accomplish CASTLE =issione in a
reasoncble tine. It wae found that ships could dteyinietinitely
in weter whore redioective intensity a fow fest above the surface .
wes 2nr/hr.

The salt weter systens, such as evenoretors, con-

densers, fire mein, atc., and in seme cases the hull, became
somewhat contaminatec, but not to such a decree #s tv, in itself,
expose any person to sore than 0.3 R per week.

‘Tre nishest salt

weter syaten content:ztion, reported wes 100 ar per huur onthe
exterior surface of en auxiliery condenser of the CUrITSS; the
Jdatensity dccre:sod ropiciy with distence fron the contenser,
so thet & porson steiacins wetches in the were compartcent ce this

concenser received less than 0,3 R per week.

Ships were sent

into conteninated water areas where the intensity e fow fact

vadove the surface wes such creater than 2 or/hr.

In one case

the water reedin= was es hich as 300 or/hr enc the ship remained
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