Table 10. Summary of Bikini radsafe activities, CASTLE. Time Activity D-5 Sweep of Bikini Atoll by LCM. 0-3 Weather central transfers operations from Parry to the Estes D-2 Air and group sweep of Bikini Atoll. patrol. sites. (AGC-12). Begin personnel reduction at Air and ground sweep of Bikini Atoll. TG 7.3 begins 24-hour (0900) Shot-day weather outlook given to CJUTF 7. (1100) Radsafe Center operational on the Bairoko (CVE-115). (H-36) First command briefing.4 D-1 fork plots presented. F2Vv Shot-day hodographs and transit ship P2V search of possible fallout areas to 600 nmi (111 km). (1100) Second command briefing.? Weather, existing and forecast hodography, 72-hour air particle trajectory plot, transit ship plots. (1130) Forecast air and surface radex areas for H-hour to H+6. (1200) Bikini evacuation complete. (H-18) Advisory to CINCPAC re fallout. {1300) Al] task groups account for personnel to CJTF 7. (1800) Final accounting of task force personnel to evacuation officPr. (1900) Ships leave Bikini Lagoon. (0000) Final command briefing.@ (H-5) Modify forecast radex areas if necessary. (H-3) Informal weather briefing to CJTF 7. (H-hour ) Detonation. (H-hour to H+4) Radiation data telemetered from Eneman and other critical loka- (H+3) Modify air and surface radex areas. (H+4) Wilson 2 cloud tracker directed to begin task. D-day tions. Results reported periodically to CJTF 7. jcal damage survey. Radsafe and Recovery timetable established. areas of low contamination begins. goon water samples. TG 7.3 helicopter obtaing (H+5) Radsafe Center aboard the Bairoko (CVE-115) reports results (H+9) Sample return flights No. 1 and No. 2 depart from Enewetak. initial atoll survey to CJTF 7. Note: Fat early command briefings, the execute order was confirmed. 126 phys- Recovefy in la- Bf :