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<p>Information is held which confirms that regulations were in place to ensure that
protection and safety information was given by the officer responsible to all personnel
involved in each task. This included subjects such as basic training in nuclear weapon
effect and health physics for all ranks, personal protection and issue and use of
protective clothing and dosemeters and training in radiological safety.</p><p>The
tests took place over or off an uninhabited part of Christmas Island. Inhabitants
of other parts of the island would have been protected by generic safety precautions
such as designated restricted areas.</p>
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