Title:ALPHA CONTAMINATION: MONITORING, DECONTAMINATION AND PERSONNEL PROTECTION [Main Title]
Film Number:DRN 1742
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Summary: Naval training film, edited from existing materials, on alpha radiation monitoring, decontamination and personal protection. Showing a staged test accident at the UK Atomic Energy Proving Ground at Maralinga, Australia, of contamination by heavy fissionable materials from a damaged but unexploded nuclear device. Scenes include the protection of personnel, vehicles and equipment, the recovery and decontamination of equipment, and the decontamination of the affected area.
