Title:
STATUS OF PROJECT GABRIEL ( DBM REPORT ENCLOSED )
Subject Terms:
GABRIEL PROJECT
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 Oct 27
Declassification Status:
Unknown
Accession Number:
NV0030512
Document Number(s):
AEC2786
Originating Research Org.:
NO DATA AVAILABLE
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
STATUS OF PROJECT GABRIEL 1. THE GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF PROJECT GABRIEL IS THE STUDY OF THE PROBA BLE EFFECTS, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE INHABITANTS OF AFFECTED REGIONS, OF THE FALL-OUT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS FROM THE USE OF LARG E NUMBERS OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS. 2. RAND CORPORATION IS NEARING COMPLETION OF AS EXTENSIVE A THEORETIC AL STUDY OF THE PROBABLE DISTRIBUTION OF FALL-OUT FROM SINGLE EVENTS A S PRESENT DATA AND THEORY WILL SUPPORT. A COMPLETE REPORT OF THIS PHAS E OF THEIR STUDY IS EXPECTED ABOUT JANUARY 1, 1954. 3. AN EXPLORATORY SAMPLING OF THE OCCURRENCE OF STRONTIUM 90 IN SELEC TED AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES AND SEVERAL FOREIGN COUNTRIES IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. COLLECTION OF SAMPLES IS WELL UNDER WAY AND ASSAY PROG RAMS IN THREE LABORATORIES HAVE BEEN STARTED. 4. RELATED STUDIES OF SOIL-PLANT-ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS AND OF TOXICITY OF STRONTIUM 90 ARE IN VARIOUS STAGES OF PROGRESS OR OF PLANNING.