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and supply personnsl and the Radsafe Officer, kdngjng the total stmngth t o 22 man. The main body of the Support Unit arrived an 1k c h and brought the over-all 6trength t o 180 msn. The arrival of augmntatian personnel, A i r Force, Navy, Sna Public Health Servioe, tetvesn 1March and 17 Elarch, brought the unit toits maxlmm etrength. Rotation and separation of peracme1 resulted in constent fluctuatian of the unit’s strength throughout the te8t period. Hmver, the unit strength steadily decreased after the ninth shot as personml who had received their total permissible radiation dosage wre returned t o their horn statima. By 15 June the return of personnel had been conpbted with the exception of the three officers and the 20 enlisted man vho hum t o remain durlng the interim priod. Air eupport for the Rad-Safe Unit was provfded by AF’SUC. Tbe airand tuo t20s for the l w level terrain wey, and o m lidic3ptor for onA l l suppUes neebd for tbe operation that wre not alreadp on hand from pvious operations wwe fumlshed by the AEC. Shortages in critical itams that did not arrive prior t o the f i r s t ahot mere borrorsd from the Evans Signal Laborato?y. Tbe 35,000 film badges for the opration were Prior t o the operatsopel phase en Operation Order assieping the of the u n i t was published in draft form. Functioning of the or@zatian was checked i n numerou dry runs during the period 1t o 16 March. unlt vas opamti-? l y ready for the first h o t . The order vas pubushed in final form after the start of the test emus. Program and project rsquimmnta wra m t by 8ppOhting an officer -tor for each progvut~who coordinated the programb radiological detp raqulrenmnts during the tsst mries, assieted in preparation of the Scbedule of Events f o r the Test Dlredorls, Operatian Order and attended all rehearsals of the propem prsanoel pior t o each test. The opera tid peculiaritlee for each shot; data indUdiUg msita, off-eite, air participation; a d logistic8 included in detail in ths draft Radlologlcal Safety Report subnittad t o t h e Teat Mredor 8t the completion of the opratian.
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