4.6.7

Siooly Elemest

Supply stitions were originally set up on both atolls, Parry station on Eniwet x and Fuinman on Bikini Atoll. In addition to its normal functions, Parry suzply was respursible fur
shipping, receiving, and recording all supplies and keeping suppiies moving to Forward Areas
as required. Eninnian station was a base supoly, and its function was to maintain sufficient
stocks on hand in caza additional substations were required to coc2 with the operatioral situation.
After Shrimp shot the Eninman supply station was contaminated and was therefore elimia-

ated as a supply point. A sea-goirg barge was procured and set up as a Rad-Safe Control and
Supply Station. The construction aboard the barge consisted of two squad tents and portable
salt-water showers, One tent was jointly utilized by cortrol and supply elements; the other
was a dressing and chanze station. Two transportairers wer: procured for storage purpuses

ongand a wooden hot locker wes constructed for radiac instruments. The barge was tied up alton
side the USNS Ainsworth during recovery and salvage operations,

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A table of equipment for this operation was set up ard contained a total list of supplies and
equipment for this unit. The majority of items listed therein were shipped from Los Alamvs
and processed through J-4, These articles arrived on dates due and in good condition. Military
items of issue were placed on LX orders, to be furnished by the Supply Officer of TG 7.2.
Facilities for laucdering contaminated clothing at Parry were adequate.

4.6.8

Radiological Situation Data Summary

(a) Shrimp. A partial Rad-Safe survey was conducted on Shrimp Day with incomplete results (Table 4.1), Results of this initial survey were conclusive enough to cancel all activities
Table 4.1 4

Island

RADIATION SUMMARYIN ROENTGENS
PER HOUR*
Extrapolated

H+4hr’

~

ee

"$2days

1STdays

Enyu

40-60

1,0-3,0

0.38-0.40

Bikini
Aomoen
Romurikku
Yurochi
Namu(Sta, 1200)

TO—125
25-180
400
600
125

6.0-—9.0
1.2-9.0
20
30
6.0

0.8-2.1
0.75
0.90
1.0
0.45—-0,6

Cratar
Bokonejian
Bokoby24daa
Spit south of
Bokobyaadaa

1500
280
65

0.1
75t
15
3.0

0.02

Atrukdiji through
Bokororyuru

6.0-—10

0.1-0.22

0.025-0.035

Bairoko (30 miles

0.25

2.0

(Sta, 1341)

southeast of Enyu)
*All readings with radiac instrument AN/PDR-39 except a3 indicated.

TAN/PDR-18,

for]
Lea. The first complete survey, was conducted onltee day. As a result of
wind conditions duringl __and)
+i day, areas had becomespotty in nature; there-

fore the extrapolated values representing the H+4 hr readings can only be considered approximate. These extrapolated values are based ona t"'? decay, whereas laboratory analyses indi-

cate a t7'® decay during this period, thus indicating values in excess of those noted in the table.
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