Document Details
Title:
OPERATION WIGWAM, MAY 1955, PROJECT 2.7, FALL-OUT AND AIRBORNE ACTIVITY IN OPERATION WIGWAM, WITH NOTES ON SURFACE EFFECTS
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
WIGWAM 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:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1955 May 31
Declassification Status:
Unknown
Document Pages:
0022
Accession Number:
NV0006193
Document Number(s):
WT1017SUPERSED
Originating Research Org.:
UNITED STATES NAVAL RADIOLOGICAL DEFENSE LABORATOR
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
WT-1017 (SUPERSEDES ITR-1087); THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT WERE: TO EVALUATE THE FALL-OUT FROM A DEEP UNDERWATER NUCLEAR DETONATION, OPER ATION WIGWAM; TO PROVIDE A DYE MARKER AT SURFACE ZERO; AND TO MEASURE THE RADIATION DOSAGE AT SURFACE ZERO. THE LOCATIONS AND MEANS AVAILAB LE FOR OBTAINING DIRECT INFORMATION RELEVANT TO FALL-OUT WERE VERY LIM ITED; CONSEQUENTLY, VERY LITTLE INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED. THE BEST AV AILABLE INFORMATION IS THAT OBTAINED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHIC MISSIONS. TH E SECOND AND THIRD OBJECTIVES WERE ADEQUATELY ATTAINED.