With the exception of TG 7.1, radsafe assignment for mos

personnel

was “additional duty;" positions existed for only a few "primary duty”

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staff and supervisory personnel.

Each task group was assign

at least

one fully trained radiological defense engineer who supervis

the ac-

tivities of the task group.

radsafe

Thus, the Army task group train

personnel from each activity in its group, the Navy task gro

placed

radiological safety under Damage Control in accordance with
organizational practices, and the Air Force task group utili
crewmembers aS monitors and ground personnel for aircraft decbntamination.
The one exception, TG 7.1, had been designated the major radsBfe unit for
onsite operations and was given the responsibility for specifllc centralized and highly technical radsafe services.

Considerable staffing prob-

lems had to be solved before assembling the necessary TG 7.1

[Fprimary

duty” technicians, most of whom were military personnel on te
assignments.

Even for this unit, however, the "additional du

phy was utilized where possible for personnel economy (Referesice 9, Appendix B).
TASK GROUP 7.1.:A radsafe unit, TU 7, was continued from
IVY.

The unit became a technical service group for TG 7.1 and

assisted

the unit and supervisory personnel of each scientific project

by providing

technical advice and training for project personnel designated

as monitors

(Reference 17, p. 13).

In addition, TU 7 was the radsafe orgamization for

TG 7.5 as well as the technical radsafe unit for JTF 7.

By direction of Reference 9, Operation Plan 3-53, CTG 7.1

Was to pro-

vide for:
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Radiological protection of TG 7.1 and TG 7.5 person
Maintenance of operational efficiency for TG 7.1 an

TG 7.5 in the presence of radiological contaminatio

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Technical assistance to other JTF 7 elements on non
medical matters pertaining to radiological safety.

To accomplish the above mission, the Commander, TU 7, perthenec the
following tasks (Reference 19):

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