DTRA Form 150-C Questionnaire for Crossroads Test Participants

DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY

OMB No. 0704-0447
Expiration:

Nuclear Test Personnel Review Program
Questionnaire for CROSSROADS Test Participants
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Name:

SECTION I: Participant Information
Branch of Service/Service Number:

Address:

Telephone:

If this questionnaire is completed by someone other than the participant, please provide:
Name:
Relationship to veteran:

SECTION II: Participation Summary
1.

Home station/port:
Unit of assignment:
Rank/specialty (at time of participation):

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SECTION II: Participation Summary (Continued)
2.

Where you were billeted? (check all that apply):
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

3.

Aboard ship (name and hull number of ship):
Bikini Island of Bikini Atoll
Eneu Island of Bikini Atoll
Other (specify):

If you checked any of (a) through (d) above, about when did you arrive and depart?
Arrival date:
Departure date:
Mode of transportation:
Did you leave the area (temporary duty, emergency leave, etc.) at any time during your deployment?
Yes (provide reason and approximate dates)
No

4.

Which of the following describes your participation? (check all that apply)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

Supported operations aboard ship. Provide details in Question 5.
Supported operations from location specified in 2b or 2c. Provide details in Question 6
(page 4).
Participated in a scientific project. Provide details in Question 7 (page 4).
Was a crew member of an aircraft that participated in or supported the operation. Provide
Details in Question 8 (page 5).
Other (specify): Provide details in Question 9 (page 5).

SECTION III:
The following questions are intended to assess your potential for exposure to radiation during your
participation as indicated in Question 4. Please provide details for answers to the best of your recollection
(qualify as “approximate” as necessary). Use back or a separate page with reference to question number
if more space is needed. If you are unable to answer a question or provide details, state “Unknown.”
5.
If you supported the operation aboard a ship, provide details:
(a) Name, hull number, and type of ship:

General nature of duties (e.g., maintained electronic equipment):

Average time spent topside:
hours per day
(b) Where were you located during each test detonation (e.g., at duty station below decks)?

(c) Did you wear any special clothing/equipment (e.g., coveralls, gloves, respirators) during the
operation?
Yes (provide details below)
No
Type of clothing/equipment worn:
Activity that required such clothing/equipment:

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SECTION III: (Continued)
If you supported the operation aboard a ship, provide details: (Continued)
(d) Did your ship receive any fallout during the operation?
Yes (provide details by event)

No

Shot/date:
Your location during fallout:

Topside

Below decks

What precautions were taken to minimize exposure to the fallout (e.g., wash down ship)?
(e) Did your duties involve contact with radioactive material other than general fallout on the ship?
Yes (provide details below)
No

(f) Was your ship involved in a special project?

Yes (provide details below)

(g) Did you visit or were you assigned to another ship?

No

Yes (provide details below)

No

Name and hull number of ship:
Frequency and duration of visit/assignment:
Purpose of visit/assignment:
(h) Did you perform activities aboard target ships?

Yes (provide details below)

No

Name and hull number of ship:
Frequency and duration of visit:
Activities during visit:
(i) Did you participate in small boat operations?

Yes (provide details below)

No

Frequency of operations (daily, once a week, etc.):
Duration of operations (in hours):
Activities aboard small boats:
(j) Were you granted shore liberty during the operation?

Yes (provide details)

No

Where and how long?

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5.

SECTION III: (Continued)
If you supported the operation aboard a ship, provide details: (Continued)
(k) Were you ever found to be contaminated during the operation?
Yes (provide details)

No

Describe the event(s) that resulted in this contamination:

Where were you contaminated (hands, clothes, etc.)?
Were you decontaminated?
If yes, how?

Yes

No

(l) How frequently did you shower during the operation?
6.

If you supported the operation from Bikini Atoll, provide details:
(a) General nature of duties (e.g., administrative ):
(b) Did you visit or support the operation from other island locations?
No

Yes (provide details)

Name of island/location:
Date and duration of visit(s):
Purpose of visit(s):
7.

If you participated in a scientific project, provide details:
(a) Shot/date:
(b) Project number/title:
(c) Description of activity:
(d) At the end of the activity, were you monitored for radiological contamination?
If yes, were you found to be contaminated?
If yes, where?
Were you decontaminated?
If yes, how?

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

If you supported the operation as an air crew member, provide details:
(a) Flight duty (pilot, engineer, etc.):
(b) Type of aircraft:

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SECTION III (Continued)
If you supported the operation as an air crew member:
(c) Were you airborne during any test detonation?
Yes (provide details by event)
8.d.)

No (see

Shot/date:
Altitude at shot time:
Distance and direction from detonation:
Purpose and route of mission:
(d) If your answer to (c) was No, were you airborne subsequent to any test detonation (within 12
hours)?
Yes (provide details by event)
No
Shot/date:
Altitude:
Purpose and route of mission:
(e) Was your aircraft involved in a special project(s)?

Yes (provide details below)

No

Identify project(s) and describe your role if different than normal air crew duty:

9.

(f) Do you have flight logs for the period that you supported the operation?
Yes (please submit copies with this questionnaire)
No
If your participation is not covered in Questions 5-8, provide details regarding any potential exposure
to radiation (date, location, activities, exposure conditions, etc.):

10. Did you perform any RADSAFE activity (e.g., serve as radiation monitor, decontaminate personnel/
equipment)?
Yes (provide details below)
No
11. Were you issued a film badge (radiation dosimeter) during the operation?
Yes (check all statements below that apply)
No
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)

Issued badge upon arrival at test site, wore same badge during entire stay.
Issued badge upon arrival, wore until replaced with another badge.
Issued badge(s) for a specific activity/mission, turned in afterwards.
Wore more than one badge at a time.
Lost or failed to turn in at least one badge during the operation.
None of the above (please explain):

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SECTION III (Continued)
12.

Where did you eat your meals?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Mess hall / tent
Aboard ship – crew mess / wardroom
Aboard ship – topside
Other (specify): _____________________________________________________

Additional comments: ______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
SECTION IV: SIGNATURE
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the information provided on this
form is true and correct.

Signature: _________________________________________________

Date ______________________

SECTION V: PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
AUTHORITY: 42 U.S.C. 2013 (AEC), 38 U.S.C. 1154 and 1112 (Veterans Benefits), 42 U.S.C. 2210 (DOJ
compensation program), Pub. L. 108-183 section 601 (Veterans Benefits Act of 2003), Pub. L. 94-367, Pub. L. 100426 (Radiation Exposure Compensation Act) amended by Pub. L. 100-510, and E.O. 9397 (SSN).
PURPOSE(S): For use by agency officials and employees, or authorized contractors, and other DoD components to
provide data or documentation relevant to the processing of administrative claims or litigation; to conduct scientific
studies or medical follow-up programs; and in the preparation of the histories of nuclear test programs.
ROUTINE USES: Disclosure of records permitted outside DoD under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) (Privacy Act) to the
Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Justice, and Department of Labor for identifying and processing
claims by individuals who allege job-related disabilities as a result of participation in nuclear test programs and for
litigation actions, Veterans Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction for the purpose of reviewing and overseeing the
DoD Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program audits of dose reconstructions and to the Department of Health and
Human Services, National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements, and Vanderbilt University for the
purpose of conducting epidemiological studies on the effects of ionizing radiation on participants of nuclear test
programs. The DoD 'Blanket Routine Uses' also apply.
DISCLOSURE: Voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information and authorization may delay or
preclude DTRA from providing or releasing information.

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