the atomic defense preparations that would be required (Referbnce 14, May
Installment, p. 128).
To implement these requirements,
the "Navy Task
Group placed radsafe under Damage Control in accordance with
ganizational practices"
(Reference 9, p. 83).
foutine or-
It was the responsibility
of the commanding officer of each ship or unit to ensure thatThis personnel obtained adequate training in atomic defense measures and
effects,
fradiological
that washdown systems were properly installed and furftioning,
and that the ship's Atomic Defense Bill (including allotments
bf radiac
instruments and protective clothing) was properly filled.
Schools for radiological defense were located at the FleetITraining
Centers at San Diego and Pearl Harbor, but specific informatiog
ing activities before deployment of individual units is sparse
on trainThe Under-
water Detection Unit, 7.3.8.0, sent 1 man to San Diego for a l-Week course
at the Radiological Safety School, and the Boat Pool Unit, 7.3.7.1, sent
40 men to the same facility for 2 weeks of training.
Furthermore, all boat
pool petty officers were given 2 weeks of training at the radsaFe school.
Otherwise, the final report of TG 7.3 simply states that ship c
were responsible for the training of their men and reporting th
"to carry out their radsafe missions"
(Reference 1l, pp. 3b-2 t
3b-5} +
No information has been found on the literature or curricul
structors used in the Navy courses.
that in-
According to the Radiologichl Safety
Plan the basic guidance for conducting radsafe operations was injthe Navy
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery publication, Radiological Safety
Regula-
tions
fest oper-
(NavMed P-1325; Reference 20).
This was to be applied to
ations with some reservations, however, since
. .
(Reference 21, Anndx G-I-4):
. its provisions do not apply for special operations
such as field tests and... for such operations naval
personnel will operate under regulations set forth by th
Task Force commander as approved by the Chief of Naval
Operations.
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