RMI Nuclear Justice Documents

ee eS ae oe « > eS TR OT * ee i ee onde &rogewen with J-4 of JIF 7, on the proet!ems of packaging, handling, and shipping hazardous matcrials associate! with Redwing. The Safety Advisor attended the meeting called by J-4, JTF 7, at the Naval Supply Center, Oakland, Calif., in Februiry 1956, Problems of shipping anc handling hazardous and valuable materials were discuxsed. For this meetirs'’s discussion and for subsequent publication as safcty annex to the JTF 7 shipping concept, the Safety Advisor prepared a paj. + on the safcty problems (including various emergencics) associated with active components of Redwine test devices. 3.1 7.2. \aime . apnVM bcetar bos}enllareaemincmeplsl ~ Personnel Roy Reider, Safety Director, LASL, was named Safety Advisor to the Scientific Task Group; and four additional safety officers were chosen to permit two safety enginecrs to be in residence in the FA for most of the period from March 2 to /jugust 2, 1956. All members of the safety group (staff members of LASL) had substantial experience on one or more previous test operations, *In future operations consideration should be given to using safety personnel from major participating laboratories, integrating them with individuals whe have had previous test operation experience. Such integration should be made complete enough to function for the benefit of all elements of the Scientific Task Groun without excessive duplication of personnel and A Safety Officer was on duty at, both Eniwetok and Pikini Atolls, Exchange and rotation were effected with minimum loss of availability of safety personnel, No Safety Officer wos on duty at overseas stations other than these two atolls, nor was any deemed necessary. For J-3 the Safety Offices prepared safety requirements of pressurized dry runs of those test devices using gas systems. All personne! clevators uscd in test device towers reccived safety ehecks in corjunction with H&N engineering. The movement of all sensitive materials, specifically components of test devices, into and out of the PPG, within and between atolls, was carried out with procedures advised upon by the Safety Officer who was in attendance at one stage or another during such movements. Subsequent to the failure of the first Egg device, the Safety Advisor monitored all procedures carried out in preparation for the return of the device components to the ZI, Abort procedures have reccived detailed - 125 - bale One TNR ERNE Oe eee ae poe ores pS wee Operations i PREPFRrn 3.17.3 were eee Orme efforts.