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.
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