-- RETYPED COPY -- HEADQUARTERS, Joint Task Force SEVEN Washington 25, D.C. 20 June 1953, 1600 R Annex I to CJTF SEVEN Operation Order No. 1-53 RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY 1. Radiological safety of all task force military and civilian] personnel is a command responsibility and radiological safety activites will be performed through normal command channels. The Commander, Joint Task Force SEVEN will: a. Specify the measures necessary to insure the radiological. safety of task force personnel and furnish technical advisory assistahce to task group radiological safety officers. b. Inform CINCPAC of radiological hazards which may exist i areas outside of task force responsibility. c. Maintain an information center (RadSafe Office) with displays of current air and surface radexes, radiological situation ma of atolls and peripheral aerial and surface areas and such other allifkd data as may be appropriate. d. Designate monitors and couriers to accompany radioactive cial cargo shipments on sample return aircraft, and monitorg and unloading of such cargo. and speloading Prior to the on-site operational phase, task group commanders will: a. Organize radiological safety units or elements within their task groups. b. Require radiological safety personnel to review radiolo procedures employed on previous operations and become thor quainted with existing training measures through attendanc at appro- c. Require radiological safety personnel to become qualifi in the priate Service schools. calibration and testing of standard RADIAC equipment. d. Procure complete allowances of RADIAC equipment and spedial clothing. The requirements of CTG 7.5 will be included in thd@ allowances for CTG 7.1 for necessary issue to TG 7.5 personnel during Jthe operational phase and for subsequent loan or sale to CTG 7.5 fo post- operational use at the proving ground. The Commander, TG 7.1, having major technical radiological safety responsibilities, will prepare to perform the following radi logical 435