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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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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