Shot PRISCILLA: a test of the PLUMBBOB series, 24 June 1957. Technical report

Technical Report · Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5480420

Viscuso, M J; Geller, S; Wilkinson, M; Striegel, J; Collins, B

This report describes the activities of DOD personnel, both military and civilian, in Shot PRISCILLA, the 5th nuclear test in the PLUMBBOB atmospheric weapons testing series. The test was conducted on 24 June 1957 and involved participants from Exercise Desert Rock VII and VIII, and AEC test groups. This volume also describes the radiological safety criteria and procedures in effect at Shot PRISCILLA.

• Research Organization: JRB Associates, Inc., McLean, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5480420
• Report Number(s): AD-A-105674/6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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