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would be the Radiological Safety Officer.
He was charged with the
responsibility of organizing a Joint Radiological Safety Group within
JTF-7 for the operational detection and determination of intensities
end types of radioactivity, and the protection of personnel from its
hazards.
In October 1947 Colonel] Qi met with Captain Ne,
>, USN, Colone] SQ, cnlc, USAF, Dr. Se,
Sr, it. Colone] SQMameaEIA, NC, USA, and Ke jor
RET.,
CmiC, USA, all of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at the Pentagon
in Washington.
At this meeting Colonel SEER outlines the proposed plan
for the atomic tests and announced that a Radiological Safety Group
would be formed.
On 18 October 1947 General Orders Number 3, Headquarters Joint Task .
Force SEVEN, Washington, D.C., announced the establishment of the Joint
Radiological Safety Group, Task Group 7.6.
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‘Por a period of about three weeks during the month of October 1947
Colone] Gy accompanied Lt. General M0 and his party on a survey
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of areas in the Pacific.
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This was in connection with the selection of
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sider radiological safety aspects.
In November 1947 the Joint Proof Test Committee submitted the “green
paper" to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
A certain portion of this paper,
dealing with fundamental radiological safety rules to be employed in
SANDSTCNE, was drafted by the Steff of the Radiological Safety Group.
This group originally consisted of Colone] Gi@jiiby-Commender WER, Dr.
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