of teak Grcup 7.3 Boat Pool. On the reccamomiation of CTG 7.3, CJIF
SVN incressed the Kexinun Pursiseible Sqosurefor all personnel
of these grouns to 7,8 raantrense

During the course of the operation

the MPE of othcr oriticcl personnel waa inoressed to 7.8 roentgens by
CJTF ScVEN on ths recocz.andation of 970 7.3. Evcry offort was. race to
cssign ersonncl with nigh exposures to activitics requiring minicom
or no exposure.

Following BRAVO, the USS PHILIP was ocployed for the

reminder of the cperrtion ct locations other than near tis shot atoll

at shot tiuos whonever possible. This wes not practiceble in the case
of the UsS BAIROKO but steps: were taken to station BAIRCKO, insofar

as possible, in lcontions where tho probabiljty of rocelving additional
significent foll-out wes rocuced.

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In 4 ister to the Comranter in Gaiaf, U. 3. Padfic Flt, dated

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3 Mey 1354, The Chief of Nevel Operations (OP-362D/en Ser (328736),
in effect, stated that reval personnel my accumulate cn intograted

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external raciation exposure of 30 roontgens (germa crly) in a period
of two years or loss srovidets (1) ao mors than 15 roontgens ere.
accumulated in any thrae consecutive month veriods, (2) sorsconel
inrediatoly therusfter are not assigned t: billuts requiring routine

exposuro to ionizing radiation (3) toon accumulatin; on intecrated
expcsure of 30 rocntcena, thoy wili be removes from cny further ox

posure to isniaing radiation until thoir total oxposura of 30
roontgons has bean tntagratcd over a.two jeer period and (4) that
individual zersonnel exposure recerés are Ciliguntly maintained on |

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