Document Details
Title:
LETTER TO M A HOLMES AND PRELIMINARY REPORT OF RADIOASSSAYS OF TISSUE SPECIMENS OF SHEEP FROM THE CEDAR CITY UTAH AREA ( SEE 386 )
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; SHEEP; TISSUES; THYROID; BETA DOSIMETRY; RADIATION DOSES; UPSHOT OPERATION; ANIMALS; DOMESTIC ANIMALS; DATA; UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE OPERATION
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
CORRESPONDENCE, LETTERS, MEMOS
Publication Date:
1953 Jun 24
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0001297
Originating Research Org.:
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
SAMPLES OF TISSUES AND WOOL FROM UTAH SHEEP HAVE BEEN ANALYSED FOR POS SIBLE RADIATION CONTAMINATION. PRELIMINARY PHASES OF THIS STUDY CONSI STED OF RADIOASSAYING SELECT TISSUES OF SKIN, WOOL, BONE AND THYROID F ROM BOTH AN OLD AND YOUNG EWE. THE REPORT IS BASED ON THE SUPPOSITION THAT ALL CONTAMINATION AND EXPOSURE WAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO A SINGLE NUCL EAR DETONATION ON OR ABOUT MAY 24, 1953.