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Safety experiments, November 1955 - March 1958

Title
Safety experiments, November 1955 - March 1958 / prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense.
Publication
  • Washington, D.C. : Defense Nuclear Agency, 1982.
  • Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service.

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Additional Authors
  • United States. Defense Nuclear Agency, issuing body
  • United States. Nuclear Test Personnel Review
  • JRB Associates
Description
1 online resource (76 pages) : illustrations.
Summary
This report describes the 14 experiments with nuclear weapons to determine their susceptibility to fission due to accidents in storage and transportation. One of the tests (Project 57) was designed to develop effective monitoring and decontamination procedures in the event of non-nuclear detonation of a nuclear weapon. The tests were conducted during the following operational periods: in November 1955 and January 1956, during Operation PLUMBBOB from April 1957 to October 1957, and in December 1957 and February and March 1958. DoD participation was limited to members of AFSWC and the Weather Bureau, some Exercise Desert Rock VII and VIII personnel, and DoD civilian and military scientists and technicians working for the AEC weapons development laboratories.
Series Statement
DNA ; 6030F
Uniform Title
DNA (Washington, D.C.) ; 6030F.
Subject
  • Radiation > Safety measures
  • Nuclear weapons > Testing
  • Nuclear weapons > Safety measures
  • Atomic bomb > Nevada > Testing
  • Atomic bomb > Testing
  • Nevada National Security Site (Nev.)
  • Nevada
Note
  • "United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests, Nuclear Test Personnel Review."
  • "Performing organization ... JRB Associates"--Report documentation page.
  • "2 August 1982."
  • In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
  • The PLUMBBOB safety experiments: Project 57; COULOMB A; PASCAL A; SATURN; PASCAL B; COULOMB B.
  • Project 58 safety experiments: PASCAL C; COULOMB C; VENUS; URANUS.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-58).
Funding (note)
  • Sponsored by the Defense Nuclear Agency
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (NTPR website, viewed Feb. 15, 2024).
Call Number
GPO Internet D 15.10:6030 F
OCLC
marcive784660614
Title
Safety experiments, November 1955 - March 1958 / prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense.
Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Defense Nuclear Agency, 1982.
Distributor
Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Series
DNA ; 6030F
DNA (Washington, D.C.) ; 6030F.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-58).
Funding
Sponsored by the Defense Nuclear Agency DNA 001-79-C-0473 Subtask U99QAXMK506-08
Connect to:
https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo222780
Added Author
United States. Defense Nuclear Agency, issuing body.
United States. Nuclear Test Personnel Review.
JRB Associates.
Other Form:
Print version: Safety experiments. [Washington, D.C.] : The Agency ; [Springfield, Va.] : [For sale by the National Technical Information Service], [1982] (OCoLC)9235307
Gpo Item No.
0306 (online)
Sudoc No.
D 15.10:6030 F
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