LOGSTAT 186 10 MAR 91

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Subject: LOGSTAT  186  10 MAR 91                                         

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Folder Title: ARCENT LOGSTATS LOG 206 DATED 30 MARCH 1991                                                     

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          REQUEST THAT APPROVING AUTHORITY FOR THE GRATUITOUS ISSUE ON DA

          FORM 3078 BE UNIT COMMANDER. ARCENT G4 POC IS MAJ GENTLE, DVST

          7804-445/444/434. 22ND SUPCOM POC IS MAJ MCINTYRE, DVST 7899-4.90.

          2. REFERENCE AMCCOM MESSAGE DATED 07 MAR 91, SUBJ: DEPLETED

          URANIUM (DU) CONTAMINATION - AMCCOM IS WORKING ON A PLAN TO

          SURVEY, DECONTAMINATE, AND REMOVE SYSTEMS CONTAMINATED WITH DU

          FROM SWA. THE FOLLOWING REPRESENT HAZARDS AND CAN BE ASSUMED TO

          BE CONTAMINATED WITH DU: ANY SYSTEM CONTAINING DU MUNITIONS

          WHICH HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN A FIRE OR ANY SYSTEM STRUCK BY A DU

          PENETRATOR. PERSONNEL SHOULD AVOID ENTERING CONTAMINATED

          SYSTEMS; HOWEVERT THE HAZARD IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO PR ECLUDE

          ENTRY. PERSONNEL SHOULD WEAR GLOVES WHEN HANDLING SUSPECTED DU

          CONTAMINATED EQUIPMENT. IF IN CONTACT WITH DU CONTAMINATION,

          PERSONNEL SHOULD WASH EXPOSED SKIN THOROUGHLY TO PRECLUDE

          INGESTION OF PARTICLES. SUSPECTED SYSTEMS SHOULD BE CLOSED AND

          LEFT TO BE SURVEYED BY TRAINED PERSONNEL BUT IT SHOULD BE NOTED

          THAT DU CONTAMINATION DOES NOT IMPOSE A DISTANCE EXCLUSION AREA.

          TO MINIMIZE THE SPREAD OF CONTAMINATION FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES:

          AVOID ENTERING SUSPECTED CONTAMINATED SYSTEMS UNLESS THERE IS AN

          EMERGENCY. IF ENTERING A CONTAMINATED SYSTEM, WEAR PROTECTIVE












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