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TASK UNIT 6, RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY
6.2 Mission.
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1.
The mission of TU-6 was as follows:
Perform all ground and aerial monitoring services associated with
the scientific mission except those in conjunction with aircraft and
airborne collection of scientific data; assume responsibility for
radesafe for TQ 7.5 during the operational phase.
2.
Provide laboratory and technical assistance to all task groups.
3.
Provide all official dosimetry services for JIF 7.
4.
Maintenance and issuing of monitoring instruments and protective
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Decontamination facilities for personnel, vehicles, and equipmer.t
clothing as required.
4.6.2 Organization.
The necessity of maintaining a capability for firing
at both Bikini and Eniwetok Atolls at the same time required that TU-6 |
provide two complete and independent rad-safe organizations.
Over-all —
control over the two organizations was maintained by CTU-6,
In addition,
full rad-safe support was provided for the operations conducted at Johnston
Island.
1.
Each organization contained the following sections:
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Monitoring section for providing all monitoring services and man-
ning check points,
2. Plotting and briefing section for conducting all aerial surveys
and briefing all personnel going into radiological exclusion areas.
3.
Supply section for maintenance of radesafe supplies, including
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Instrument repair section for maintenance of rad-szf2 instruments.
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Laboratory section for determining the amount of activity contained
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in soil, water and urine samplés.
6. Decontamination section for operating facilities for personnel
and equipment decontamination.
Control over the official dosimetry ami records was maintained direct-
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The single badge system was used during the operation.
were exchanged after missions in radex areas,
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at sixty-day intervals.
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Badges
All badges were called in
Badges were processed by photodosimetry sections
located on both Bikini and Eniwetok atolls.
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