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Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE, 1953

Title
Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE, 1953 / Jean Ponton, Jeannie Massie, Carl Maag, Robert Shepanek, Stephen Rohrer.
Author
Ponton, Jean.
Publication
Washington, D.C. : Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense, Defense Nuclear Agency, Nuclear Test Personnel Review, 1982.

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Additional Authors
  • Massie, Jeannie.
  • Maag, Carl.
  • Shepanek, Robert.
  • Rohrer, Stephen.
  • JRB Associates. sponsor.
  • United States. Nuclear Test Personnel Review. sponsor.
  • United States. Defense Nuclear Agency. issuing agency.
Description
264 pages : illustrations, figures, tables; 28 cm
Summary
This report describes the activities of an estimated 21,000 DoD personnel, both military and civilian, in Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE, the fourth atmospheric nuclear weapons testing series, conducted in Nevada from 17 March to 4 June 1953. Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE consisted of 11 nuclear events. Activities engaging DoD personnel included Exercise Desert Rock V programs, scientific and diagnostic experiments, and DoD support activities. Radiological safety criteria and procedures were established and implemented during Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE to minimize participants' exposures to radioactivity.
Series Statement
Defense Nuclear Agency (U.S.) ; DNA-6014F
Uniform Title
Defense Nuclear Agency (U.S.) ; DNA-6014F.
Subject
  • Atomic bomb > Nevada > Testing
  • Nuclear weapons > Testing
  • Radioactive fallout > Nevada
  • Atomic bomb > Testing
  • Radioactive fallout
  • Nevada National Security Site (Nev.)
  • Nevada
  • Nevada > Nevada National Security Site
Note
  • Cover title.
  • "DNA 6014 F."
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 219-246.
Contents
  • Fact Sheet. pp. 1.
  • Preface. pp. 16.
  • List of illustrations. pp. 24.
  • List of tables. pp. 26.
  • List of abbreviations and acronyms. pp. 28.
  • Chapter 1. Introduction. pp. 29.
  • Chapter 2. Responsibilities of the administrative organizations during Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE. pp. 41.
  • Chapter 3. Exercise Desert Rock V programs at Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE. pp. 60.
  • Chapter 4. Department of Defense participation in joint test organization programs at Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE. pp. 79.
  • Chapter 5. Radiation protection plans for exercise. pp. 144.
  • Chapter 6. Dosimetry for Department of Defense personnel at Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE. pp. 182.
  • Bibliography. pp. 217.
OCLC
  • ocm08844633
  • 8844633
  • SCSB-1392654
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library