Document Details
Title:
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS IN MISSISSIPPI: PROJECTS SALMON AND STERLING
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
LATCHKEY OPERATION; WHETSTONE OPERATION; STERLING EVENT; SALMON 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:
1967 Jun 01
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0007
Accession Number:
NV0014989
Document Number(s):
UCRL70470
Originating Research Org.:
LAWRENCE RADIATION LABORATORY, U. OF CA
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
THE THEORY OF DECOUPLING NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS IN UNDERGROUND CAVITIES IS DISCUSSED IN RELATION TO THE TWO NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS ( PROJECTS SALMON AND STERLING ) FIRED IN THE TATUM SALT DOME IN MISSISSIPPI. MENTION IS MADE OF THE MAJOR CONCLUSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN REACHED; MOST OF THESE AR E FROM TEN PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED TECHNICAL PAPERS ON THE PROJECTS.