Avoid the area if possible. Report the discovery of a marker to your supervisor. Wash your body as soon as possible, giving special attention to the hairy areas and underneath your fingernails. Conduct MOPP Gear Exchange if you are contaminated with wet radioactive contamination. Select an area that provides several shelters that the soldier can choose from.
Examples are in an open area, a shallow ditch or depression, or a foxhole with overhead cover.
With warning, by having the soldier stand in an open area with the nearest possible shelter no closer than 12 feet. Tell the soldier there will be a nuclear detonation within 2 minutes and to take the best available shelter. Evaluate the soldier's ability to remove radiological contamination. Tell the soldier he must also react to nuclear contamination markers. Tell the soldier that after being exposed to nuclear radiation, he must take the steps for decontamination.