Document Details
Title:
PROJECT SEDAN ( CLOSE-IN EFFECTS OF AN UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR DETONATION ON SMALL MAMMALS AND SELECTED INVERTEBRATES )
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
STORAX OPERATION; SEDAN EVENT
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:
1962 Jul 06
Declassification Status:
Unknown
Document Pages:
0022
Accession Number:
NV0006271
Document Number(s):
PNE226F
Originating Research Org.:
Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (United States)
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
THE FINAL REPORT PREPARED BY THE BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY ECOLOGY GROU P IS CONCERNED WITH THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE SEDAN NUCLEAR DETONATIO N CONDUCTED AT THE NEVADA TEST SITE IN JULY, 1962. PROCEDURES USED TO GATHER DATA BEFORE AND AFTER THE DETONATION ARE PRESENTED ALONG WITH T HE ANALYSES OF THESE DATA. THE IMMEDIATE CLOSE-IN EFFECTS ON SMALL MAM MALS AND SELECTED SPECIES OF INVERTEBRATES HAVE BEEN ANALYZED AND INCL UDED IN THIS REPORT. THOUGH THE LONG-RANGE (SEVERAL YEARS) EFFECTS CAN NOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME, A SUMMARY OF OUR ACTIVITIES SINCE THE DETONATION IS PRESENTED. FINANCIAL SUPPORT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM THE DIVISION OF BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE TO CONTINUE THIS INVESTIGATION ON A LONG-RANGE BASIS.