OPERATIONS ORDER NO, 1-54
SAMPLE
RECOVERY PROCED
HEADQUARTERS
TASK GROUP 7.4, PROVISIONAL
APO 187, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
9 February 1954
1800M
1, MISSION: The purpose of this Annex is to outline tasks to be
accomplished by this headquarters and by subordinate Task Units in sample
recovery operations,
2.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
a.
operations:
Semple recovery operations encompasses three (3) separate
Sample removal, Sample packaging, and Sample return, The
Air Task Group Rad-Safe responsibilities will be executed in the follow=
ing manner: Test Aircraft Unit will be responsible for sample removal;
Test Support Unit will bé r¥spénsible for providing assistanée and normal
support for sample return. Sample packaging is the responsibility of
Task Group 7.1
o.
The extent to which the Air Task Group is responsible in each
of these three (3) operations is as follows:
(1) The Test Aircraft Unit will:
(a)
Park and secure aircraft.
(b)
Assist pilot from aircraft, and remove film badges.
(c)
Provide one trained Rad-Safe monitor to stand-by
(ad)
Provide personnelfor removal of radiochemical
(e)
(2)
during sample removal to insure that exposure to
radiological hazard is reduced to a minimum,
samples from aircraft.
Provide personnel to support Task Group 7.1 in their
packaging responsibilities.
The Test Support Unit will:
(.)
Isolate parking area, using ropes, radiation signs
and military or air police guards to enforce the
quarentine as required,
(ph) Refuel sample return aircraft as required,
(c)
Provide meals and inflight lunches.
(a)
Provide billeting: for the crews of sample return
(e)
Assure timely loading to accomplish take-off
‘aircraft.
(f)
schedule as listed in g below.
Insure that samples will not present a radiological
hazard on the return flight as a result of improper
packaging.
(g) Assure the departure of four (4) R4D sample return
aircraft from Iniwetok Island on the fclowing
schedule:
TASK GROUP 7.4
OPRS ORDER NO. 1-54
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