Project 2.5a work will be presented in their final reports.
However, the
preliminary data from the work of these two agoncios indicates that a conbins-
tion of the two approaches to the problem will materially benefit previous
incomplete documentation of PPG fall-out patterns and shows a great decal cf
promise for future operations.
In fact, it appears that the problem of de-
lineating the fall-out pattern for very high yield shots in the Pacific can
be solved on future cperaticns it‘aajor support is given to a project built
around the findings of the two water survey nsthods outlined above,
(e) The HSL plan of operation previded for one man to be
stationed at the task force command post as supervisor of the activities ind
one man (later two) to perform the necessary maintenance and setting up of
instruments at the many ground staticns.
«as the operation progrossed it
becans apparent that tho workload wes somewhat mre than could be aecomlished
by the team, especially in the matter of traveling arsund to the varivus
sites to make repairs and adjustments to the instruments and in the matter
of clerical assistance at the command post.
The net result of the former
was the necessity for setting up dome special flights on an enerzency basis,
or the loss to the HASL project of data froma station if a visit proved
impossible.
The result'of the latter was a constant drain on the clerical
facilities of the task force.
It appears that for the future, it would be
less expensive ani less disruptive of task force operations if more personnel
were assigned to the project,
5.
Protection of Task Force Personnel:
‘The CASTLE plan of operation
generally speaking was built on the premise that ENIWETOK .toll was the
primary base of operations and BIKINI was a forward shot ire2.
as 4 conse-
quence, the bulk of the personnel and equipment not directly concerned with >
particular shot.—plus the entire my and ir Forea TaskGrounsaccucies
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