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Operation hardtack, April-October 1958, project 2.10. Residual radiation from a very-low-yield burst (sanitized version)

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:415858

This project participated during Shots Quince and Fig to determine the radiation intensities of contaminated areas resulting from a very-low-yield, surface nuclear detonation. This objective was accomplished by: (1) monitoring the crater and lip shortly after detonation, (2) performing helicopter-to-ground surveys at preselected points, (3) making a number of ground surveys during and after sample collection, (4) determining the gross gamma decay of the residual radiation from collected fallout samples, and (5) documenting the alpha contamination.

Research Organization:
Army Chemical Warfare Labs., Army Chemical Center, MD (United States)
OSTI ID:
415858
Report Number(s):
PB--97-112775/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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