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Depdaant af am Mmy Dear Adcdrml Burke: Youtill recalltitss aresultoftbehrch lddcmationoftha CASTLE test se15es comtwted by JI!F-7 In the Fklfla In l@J, the natives of RongelRp h Utirlk Atolls in the krahall Xalamiawere ~ b radloactiyefallout. The Atomic ber~ Coumhslon, on behalf of the U. S. of thesemrahalleee. Sk *t tiuw tkre Me been fim fol.1~ the Brookhaven Batlonal Laboratory. These ~tiOM Uera greatti facillt.atedby the lssistance afforded the mdfcal teams by CXMJPACFH fimt t%ma eqlqed the uhole body counter, an elxwtronic H- f= direct tit3 on the typ3 ad dqree of lnterralcontamine~on of l nuber of
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An LST llso has sufficient power supplies of the correct type to operate the whole body counter and the x-ray equipment. The shielded steelroom presently is stored at Eniuetok. It can be on-loaded and secured withfn three to four days. Thus present operational plana would require that an LST be ~ Station at Eniwetok about a week before the planned departure to Rongelap. It would return to Eniwetok approximately 21 days later and off-load the If operational consideration varrant, the examination team could board the l.STat any other designated point in this island system and similarly could disembark. At least two technicians, however, should assist in the on-loadlng of the steelroom and its associated delicate electronics and accompany this equipment while it i.e on board. Assistance from the U. S. Navy in the accomplishment of the abova mission would be of immeasurable value. Accordingly, your approval of the use of an MT together with the following incic!ental items is respectfully 1. Participation in the operation by certain naval personnel, both service and citilian. Approximately five such naval personnel should accompany the-team, but as yet these me’n are undesignated. At least some of the five will come from those listed in Schedule A dependent on duties and commitments as of that time. Your general approval of such detached duties is respectfully requested. SAN ~mo F’Rc the team and cargo from Hawaii to K~:ajalein or other designn.~ed point of embarkation and ret’Jrn. In addition to the five l..e:i~ers of the team listed in paragraph 1 abo-:e t’nere are contemplated so~.lefive scientists and six technicians from the Brookhaven National Laboratory, and one scientist each from the National Institutes of Health, the Walter Xeed tleciicalCenter, and the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. Five to zex’encivilian.- the tea=. The total weight of all riec!i.czlequipme?t and gear Ls estimated at foxr tons and the volme at 15J CA51C feet. 3. Transportation and berthing of the abo~re =eSical and ecological in~-estimators on the trip to and from Ron~elap and &Jrin2 the 4. b.ssignment of a Class 2 priszity for all FLiTS transportation
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children Uhlch serve aa controls for th Rongelap ChihheEi. and supprt to this team of aolentists as neede4 Authorization of the Coammier of the ET to on-loadthe steelrooa if that islard is not ded.gmted u tb p-lncipl station of the In studie3 which Ixme proven to be of mhe to the W*- of tke radiation injx.ry and the delqpd effectsa{ radiation,
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Tmtetive IAstiu of personnel. ZYOm listed below heve received lnfomal qproval of their re6pectlvc l’r.Nkynmd Eiclwr, Electrlciem Scieatiat