Research Catalog
Operation IVY, 1952
- Title
- Operation IVY, 1952 / F. R. Gladeck and 12 others.
- Author
- Gladeck, F. R.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense, Defense Nuclear Agency, Nuclear Test Personnel Review, 1982.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Not available - Please for assistance. | Book/Text | Use in library | D 15.10:6036 F | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Description
- 360 pages : illustrations, figures, tables; 28 cm
- Summary
- IVY was a two-detonation atmospheric nuclear weapon test series conducted during October and November 1952 at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. One of the events was designated MIKE and was the first thermonuclear or hydrogen bomb. Report emphasis is on the radiological safety of the personnel. Available records of personnel exposure are summarized.
- Series Statement
- Defense Nuclear Agency (U.S.) ; DNA-3036F
- Uniform Title
- Defense Nuclear Agency (U.S.) ; DNA-3036F.
- Subject
- 1952
- Operation Ivy, Marshall Islands, 1952
- Hydrogen bomb > Marshall Islands > Testing
- Nuclear weapons > Testing
- Atomic bomb > Marshall Islands > Enewetak Atoll > Testing
- Radioactive fallout > Marshall Islands > Enewetak Atoll
- Radiation > Safety measures
- Atomic bomb > Testing
- Hydrogen bomb > Testing
- Radioactive fallout
- Marshall Islands
- Marshall Islands > Enewetak Atoll
- Note
- Cover title.
- "Kaman Tempo"--Rept. doc. p.
- "United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests, Nuclear Test Personnel Review."
- "DNA 6036F."
- Bibliography (note)
- Bibliography: p. 261-274.
- Contents
- Fact sheet. pp. 1.
- Preface. pp. 5.
- Ilustrations. pp. 13.
- Tables. pp. 15.
- Chapter 1. Overview. pp. 17.
- Chapter 2. Radiological safety. pp. 64.
- Chapter 3. DOD experimental program. pp. 118.
- Chapter 4. Operations: MIKE Shot and KING Shot. pp. 177.
- Chapter 5. Summary of U.S. Army participation in IVY. pp. 209.
- Chapter 6. Summary of U.S. Navy participation in IVY. pp. 214.
- Chapter 7. Summary of U.S. Air Force participation in IVY. pp. 238.
- Chapter 8. Summary of U.S. Marine Corps participation in IVY. pp. 248.
- Chapter 9. Summary of joint defense, Atomic Energy Commission, other government agencies, and contractor participation in IVY. pp. 250.
- Chapter 10. Summary of personnel exposures. pp. 255.
- Bibliography and references. pp. 261.
- Appendix A. Island synonyms. pp. 275.
- Appendix B. Radiological safety and related documents. pp. 279.
- Appendix C. Radiological exposure data for islands of Enewetak Atoll, IVY. pp. 301.
- Appendix D. Terms, abbreviations, acronyms, and units. pp. 327.
- Appendix E. Index of participating organizations. pp. 339.
- OCLC
- ocm09379520
- 9379520
- SCSB-1392575
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library