ar
cloud were contaminated with cn avorage of 2788 MR's and were out of
- ia
commission as of 1200 hours.
The highust degree of contamination was
4755 MR's amd the lowest was 1135 MR's.
The remaining
threo circraft
wore out of commission for periodic inspections cs of 1600 hours, 1 Merch.
It had been decided to polish the aircraft with Cleaning-Brightoning
Compound (Spec No, MLL-C-5410) to free the aircraft skin of dust, grease,
and aluminum oxidation whenever necesscry to prevent excessive contamination of the aircraft by radioactive material.
It was also decided that
the aircraft would be kept cs clean as possible by washing whenever
necessary as an additional preventive of excessive contamination and
corrosion.
The actucl decontamination of the aircraft began 4 March and
was completed on 6 March.
Beccuse of the shortage of Radiological Safety
personnel, it was necessary for tho Jircraft Maintonance Soction to
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furnish personnel to operate decontamination eouipment such as trucks and
heaters as well as to wash tho aircraft,
dftor the aircraft were
expescd
in the radiation Decay ..rea, where the radioactive matcrial was expended
as much as possible, they wero brought to the Pecontamination -rea wucre
they wero docontaminated to the lowest possible degrea by washing.
Wien
the aircraft no longer presented a safety hezard by boing vontaninatd,
they were returned to this section for maintenance,
To curtail the shortage of monitoring personnol, soven airmen of
this section received instructions for the use end care of the 1M--74,/702-
27C Radiac Meter to bo used for monitoring eircraft for safe working
conditions; for monitoring aircreft parts and to obtein infermaticon
necessary to complete .F Form 218 (Dengor Radiation} befcre tum-in to
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