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carry out air monitoring missions in conjunction with the Air Task Group
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Task Unit 7.6.1, already established at Kwajalein, was ready to
operations.
Also operating out of Kwajalein would be the C-47 aerial
survey to determine radiation intensities and fallout at varying altitudes
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in the vicinity of ZERO island on the shot day,
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came aboard the BAIROKO to act as advisors on matters of radiological
Also at this time Dr, Nolan, Dr. Whipple, and Captain Knowlton
safety, and Lt. Commander Carr of AFSWP arrived to participate in the
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first test of the operation.
According to plan, all communications on X-RAY operations front
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RadSafe missions were directed to the KT KCKINLEY RadSafe Center and
monitored by RadOps on the BAIROKO,
This provided immediate first hand
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for monitors of TU-7.6,.1 was also plotted in this center,
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