TASK GROUP 7.1
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Joint Task Force SSVBN
APO 137, Box 1
ACSA
San Francisco, California
3653 JFES
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6 June 1956
H-6-TU-7-37
Dr. Thomas Le Shipman
H Division
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
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We are sending to you, under separate cover, urine samples from some of
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This is primarily a precautionary measures
jS\salSanalysis of the urine showld be made for "particulate alpha", Dave Smith's
ra pup had a bit of an accident when a power failure occurred at the cab, a valve
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woke, and they had to flush the device out with helium. As far as we can ~
fermine, none of the three people involved received any exposure; however, to
them feel better, we sent them to the hospital to produce urine samples for
Bill Kennecy went out with Dave Smith yesterday morning and monitored the
(actually the "ish bowl") thoroughly and found absolutely no trace of alpha
gutamination.
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Incidentally, the exposure on these three occurred at approximately 0100
@urs, 5 Junee
The first wine specimen was gathered at 0900, 5 June, the
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specimen about 0900, 6 June.
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I'm enclosing, for your pleasure, a copy of the Rad-Safe chart for Bikini
8 Zuni Day. Rex Gygax and I got these readings on the first detailed survey
ter that shot. This chart demonstrates what I call good radesafe. I don't
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who was wearing the halos; certainly it must have been either Gaelen or
elf for only by the grace of the good Lord could Nan have been spared.
Dutch
erwin informs me that the shout of glee that erupted in the ready room of the
carrier when we reported Nan clear could have been heard for miles.
doubt it.
I don't
We are moving right along, having very little trouble, irritated frequently
by the minor administrative snafus that always seem to come upe If I have no
more to worry about than those little things, I'll not have any need to wrry
about ulcers during this operation. We've fired five, and so far the highest
dosage accumulated by anyone in the Task Force is 3600 mre Two duck drivers got
this when they didn't obey the monitor's instructions.
Consistently the hizhest
We are accumulating
it on these surveys. People want information so we get it for them. We aren't
hurting, for we have dozens of bodies available.
dosage accumulation is showing up in TU-7, much to my chagrin.
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