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Title:
AEC PROPOSED TEST PLANS FOR CY 1957, REPORT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER BY THE DMA ( AEC 944/8 ) AEC TEST ACTIVITIES FOR CALENDER YR 1957
Subject Terms:
PLUMBBOB OPERATION; CRITERIA; DOSE LIMITS; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE; SAFETY; RADIATION PROTECTION; FALLOUT; RADIOACTIVITY; TEAPOT OPERATION; UPSHOT OPERATION; SIMON EVENT; HARRY EVENT; BADGER EVENT; NANCY EVENT; TURK EVENT; MET EVENT; APPLE-2 EVENT; ZUCCHINI EVENT; APPLE-1 EVENT; TESLA EVENT; BEE EVENT; HORNET EVENT; MOTH EVENT; POST EVENT; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION HAZARDS; PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL; 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:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1957 Feb 08
Declassification Status:
Sanitized
Document Pages:
0026
Accession Number:
NV0018971
Document Number(s):
DNAPLUMBBOB139
Originating Research Org.:
NO DATA AVAILABLE
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2023 Jun 29
Description/Abstract:
THIS DOCUMENT IS A DELETED VERSION OF AEC 944/8, ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISS ION TEST ACTIVITIES FOR CALENDER YEAR 1957, NOTE BY THE SECRETARY. THI S MEMO STATES THAT .. THE GENERAL MANAGER HAS REQUESTED THAT THE ATTAC HED REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR OF MILITARY APPLICATION BE CIRCULATED FOR C ONSIDERATION BY THE COMMISSION DURING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 11, 1957. T HE TITLE OF THE ATTACHED REPORT IS: ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION PROPOSED TEST PLANS FOR CY 1957, REPORT TO THE GENERAL MANAGER BY THE DIRECTOR OF MILITARY APPLICATION. THE PURPOSE OF REPORT IS: TO CONSIDER THE DE TAILED PLANS FOR CONDUCT OF OPERATION PLUMBBOB, INCLUDING RECOMMENDED OPERATIONAL SAFETY CRITERIA AND ESTIMATED AMOUNTS OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS TO BE EXPENDED. THIS REPORT CONTAINS A SHORT SUMMARY OF AEC PLANS AND MEETINGS FOR OPERATION PLUMBBOB. APPENDIX A: BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION, DISCUSSES THE PRESENT PLANS AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE SCHEDULED PLUMBBOB EVENTS. RADIOLOGICAL SAFETY CRITERIA IS DISCUSS ED. APPENDIX C: OPERATIONAL SAFETY CRITERIA FOR OPERATION PLUMBBOB, DI SCUSSES THE RECIMMENDED OPERATIONAL CRITERIA FOR OPERATION PLUMBBOB. A TABLE IN THIS APPENDIX PRESENTS THE ESTIMATED MEGACURIES OF CLOSE-IN OFFSITE FALLOUT FOR THE LARGER EVENTS IN UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE AND TEAPOT O PERATIONS (BASED ON COMPUTATIONS INCLUDING MEASUREMENTS OF CLOSE-IN FA LLOUT). APPENDIX E: DRAFT LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT, STATES THE PRESENT STATUS OF THE PLUMBBOB PLANS AND REQUEST FOR SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL S. IN THIS LETTER IS ALSO STATE THE PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL WAS GRANTED FOR OPERATION PLUMBBOB ON DECEMBER 28, 1956.