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Operation CROSSROADS, 1946 / prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense.

Title
Operation CROSSROADS, 1946 / prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense.
Publication
[Washington, D.C.] : The Agency ; [Springfield, Va.] : [For sale by the National Technical Information Service], [1984]

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Additional Authors
  • Kaman Tempo (Firm)
  • United States. Defense Nuclear Agency.
Description
564 pages : illustrations, maps; 28 cm.
Summary
  • Crossroads was the first peacetime nuclear weapons test series. It was conducted at Bikini Atoll in 1946.
  • Report emphasis is on the radiological safety of the personnel. Available records on personnel exposure are summarized.
Series Statement
Crossroads series
Uniform Title
Crossroads (Series)
Subject
  • 1946
  • Atomic bomb > Bikini Atoll > Testing
  • Atomic bomb > Testing
  • Marshall Islands > Bikini Atoll
  • Marshall Islands
  • Nuclear Warfare
  • Nuclear weapons > Testing
  • Operation Crossroads (Marshall Islands : 1946)
  • Operation Crossroads, Marshall Islands, 1946
  • Radiation Effects
  • Radiation Protection
  • Radioactive Fallout
  • Radioactive fallout > Bikini Atoll
  • Radioactive fallout
Note
  • Cover title.
  • "Kaman Tempo"--Report documentation page.
  • "United States atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, nuclear test personnel review."
  • DNA 001-79-C-0472. Subtask U99QAXMK506-09.
  • "DNA 6032F."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 448).
Contents
1. Overview -- 2. Radiological safety -- 3. Crossroads experimental program -- 4. Test operations -- 5. Post-Baker operations: Bikini, Kwajalein, and the United States -- 6. Bikini scientific resurvey -- 7. U.S. Army ground forces participation -- 8. Summary of U.S. Army Air Forces participation -- 9. U.S. Navy participation -- 10. U.S. Marine Corps participation -- 11. Participation of other government agencies, contracting firms, and universities -- References and bibliography -- Appendix A. Summaries of participating ships' activities -- Appendix B. Radiological safety documents -- Appendix C. Instrumentation Division projects -- Appendix D. Island synonyms -- Appendix E. Glossary of terms -- Appendix F. Radiation readings aboard target vessels -- Appendix G. Sample target ship crew dose reconstruction.
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