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JOINT TASK FORCS STEN
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U.S.5, BAIRCSO (CV¥™-115)
Fleet rost Office
San Francisco, California
RADSAFSONS
PROM:
14 March 1948
‘Commander, Task Group 7.6
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All Task Group Comranders
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Racflological Safety - General
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The Task Force Radiologica’ Safety Plan s*ates that
"Radiological Safety of all military and civilicn pervonnel is a
cornand responsibility." Commander Task troup 7.6 is charge? with
effecting radiological safety reculations and reporting infractious
thereof.
His retions in effecting radiological safety mst, in
general, folloyv the norrpal chiins of corrird. To assist Tisk Croup
Cormon-ers in fulfilling their reszonsibitities, Commander Task
Sroup 7.6 will issue Radiolozical Safety letters as conditions
warrant.
This {s the first letter of this serio-,.
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Authority of the Monitor. Radiological Sefety Monitors
have bern carefully selected, traincd an? ecuipped to evaluate
ecnditions itn rediorictive areas,
Thev are reauired to zive timely
advice to the leaders of narties which tary accompany on all mate
ters ceneerning radiolo.ierl safsty.
Chey arc required to warn
such party loaders of all actual or impending infractions of Radiolocierl Safaty Rezulations.
Tindines of the Monitors relative to
Raciclo-ical hezards are not wwoj oct to revie bv party lenders.
Yovever, the Monitors I-ck “uthority to issue ordors to party leaders and they hev2 no police powers. It is therefore Incumbent upon
all responsible Commenvers to issue such orders to party leaders as
are necessary to insure that the Radflologienl Safety Neculations
are not violatec.
in exhmple of ‘such action 14s cited in CTG 7.3
Operation Pl«n 1-48 Annex F paracraphs 1 and 2.
3.
.Tast Group 7.6 OpFlan.
Copies of this Operation Plan
have been railed to all addraossees.
Tris Plan was formulited with
the prim-ry obdjcct of assistin: Radiological Safety Vonitors in
accomplishing their rissions. There are, hovever, cortain sections
which are of conesrn throughout the Task Foree. These =re indicat~
ed belov fer dissemination and suitabl: action by Task Group Commonders:
OrFlin 1-48 Prrapriphs Vind VI.
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\nnex A (This is the TadLological Safety Plan and
appears as “mnex J of Field Orger -1)
It fs
recorrendes that the widest possible cis*ri-
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bution consonant with sceurfity be mide within
the Trask Groups.
FPorarrtphs 4 and 6 of th:
\nnex anc Appendix 1 thereto should ts
stressed.
Applfenadl: scetions of Appencix 2
snould b2 re-d to all personnel.
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