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booties (canvas shoe covers), 1 pair work gloves, 1 field bag, 1
notebook, 1 canteen, 1 helmet liner or 1 sun helmet , 1 pair dark
goggles, 1 pair sun glasses, 1 wrist watch, and 1 assault gas mask.
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DEVELOPMENTS
Laboratory,
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During the voyage to the test site the various types of instruments were unpacked and inspected.
Circuit checks were performed and
replacement of parts and batteries made when need of such adjustments
was indicated.
Work on setting up the laboratory continued so that
equipment could operate at greatest efficiency when operations actually
started.
Daily calibration checks were run on as many instruments as
possible until a series of at least five checks had been accomplished
on all instruments.
On 2 March 1948, Commander Andrews requested through Commander —
GREE of Rear GiaaaMn. thatae of the Bureau of Standards
make immediate shipment of Cobalt 60 solution in flame-sealed containers to be used as standards for measuring radiation,
These were
needed for replacement of similar standards which had been broken in
transit.
It was found that when reading pocket dosimeters they should never
be pointed directly at the sun since the optical system acts as a
magnifying glass and the graduated scale, being made of a photographic
emulsion, is easily ignited and rendered useless.
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