instrumentation of lagoon raft stations. Samples will require transhipment to Elmer and courier flights to Army Chemical Center, M.,
after the events.
3.6
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Project Number:
Sponsor:
2.6a
Chemical, Physical and
Radiochemical Analysis of
Surface Contamination
AFSWP
Department of the Performing Agency:
Navy
Pr ject Officer:
3.6.1
Title:
Dr. E, R. Tompkins
U. S. Naval
Radiological
Defense
laboratory
Obiestiyve
To dete:rmine the physical, chemical and radiochemical nature
of residual contamination in order to assess the hazards associated
with residual field radiation.
To provide: information of use for the evaluation of the
mechanism of distribution of bomb debris and thus improve the capability of scaling and prediction of residual contamimtion effects.
To provide basic
ormation essential to the study of decontamination and protection itechniques.
3.6.2 Procedure
Radiochemical analysis-for.short-lived radioactive constituents
of fall-out debris, early gross déeay measurements, and chemical
analysis to determine the presence.and nature of transitory chemical
states will be made in the forwaka/grea. Some of this work will be
carried out in limited laboratoryspacB}
Blaboard the light aircraft
carrier (CVL) and further work carriedgut in mobile laboratory
facilities on Elmer.
Size distribution studies and most ofthe chemistry and radiochemistry will be carried .out at the U. S. Naval Radiological Defense
Laboratory (USNRDL) on arrival of the samplesrollected under Project
2.5a.
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ci
ae
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3.6.3 Remarks
The only support requirement for this project exeept for
forward area laboratory facilities is the expeditious ‘return of
Project 2.5a samples to Elmer and the USNRDL.
3.7
ProjectNumber:
Sponsor:
2.6b
Title:
AFSWP
Radiochemical“Anal: ‘sis of
Surface Contaminat lan
Performing
agency:
Department of
the Navy
Project Officer: Mr. R. C. Tompkins
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Chemical
Center