ARMY - DA PAM 700-48
HANDLING PROCEDURES FOR EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATED WITH DEPLETED URANIUM OR RADIOACTIVE COMMODITIES
| Organization: | ARMY |
| Publication Date: | 3 December 1999 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 58 |
scope:
This pamphlet applies to Department of the Army (DA) commands, installations, and activities. This includes the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) and the Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS). This pamphlet remains applicable to DA personnel deployed to either humanitarian or peacekeeping missions where the degree of readiness to respond to hostile fire requires the availability of radioactive commodities, such as depleted uranium ammunition, as a contingency.
This pamphlet provides specific guidance on the handling of U.S. and foreign equipment that may have been contaminated with radioactive materials as a result of DU munitions/armor or damaged radioactive commodities.
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