Dr, Charles L, Dunham
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August 8, 1957
with the clinical examinations, This field-type machine is made for the Armed
Services and is made of resistant metal plate or stainless steel, and the wiring
system is treated against fungus, The Military Medical Procurement Agency, Brooklyn, N, Y, makes a special tropical packing for this X-ray machine which should
allow us to pack it up and leave it at Rongelap between surveys, We can procure
this machine with accessories ‘rom the Armed Services at the same cost as to the
military institutions, It is understood that a 50-KW, generator will be available at
Rongelap (at the Rad Safe building),
The X-ray machine uses about 10 Kw,
As with previous surveys, assistance from the Navy is mandatory in order to
carry out the mission,
This assistance is listed below,
1,
The most essential requirement is the use of an LST, The reasons are
similar to those with last year's Utirik examinations,
(a) Transpost the medical team, about 4000 lbs. of medical equipment
and the whole-body counting faci lity (if approved) to Rongelap
and return,
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(b) Facilities to provide messing and berthing of the medical team
(about 18 people) for the three weeks during the Rongelap examinations,
(c) If facilities ashore at Rongelap are inadequate, it may be necessary to eStablish a hematological laboratory aboard the LST as
was done with last year's Utirik trip,
(d) Use of a shower room on the LST would be necessary to establish a
decontamination-change station in conjunction with the whole-body
counting,
(e) Availability,
It is requested that the LST be made available (at
least on a part-time basis) at Pearl Harbor beginning about
1 February 1958 in order that the steel chamber can be put aboard
and the electrical units installed and checked by members of the
A.E.C, medical team before departure, Also prior to departure
for Kwajalein, the medical equipment for the survey could be
placed aboard, The medical team would be picked up at Kwajalein
and the LST wo uld be in the Marshall Islands about three weeks,
2,
Participation in the operation by all naval personnel, both service and
civilian included in Schedule A,
It is requested, if agreeable with
COMHAWSEAFRON, that Lt, James P, Nolan (MC) USNR again be appointed as
the liason officer for that activity since he is familar with the details
of the mission,
3,
Transportation via MATS of ail personnel named in Schedule A,
4,
Transportation via MATS of medical equipment from San Francisco to Hawaii
5,
Assignment of Class 2 priogity for all MATS transportation required,
and return, Approximate space required,
weight: 4000 lbs,
1181990
150 cubic feet,
Approximate