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Title:
H-DIVISION PROGRESS REPORT, DECEMBER 20, 1955 - JANUARY 20, 1956 ( REDACTED )
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Subject Terms:
HREX; HISTORY - GENERAL; PLUTONIUM
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:
1956 Feb 08
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
0019
Accession Number:
NV0710268
OpenNet Entry Date:
1995 Feb 17
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
THIS PROGRESS REPORT COVERS ONE MONTH OF ACTIVITIES OF THE ENTIRE H-DIVISION. ONE MEMBER OF THE LABORATORY AND THREE REYNOLDS EMPLOYEES RECEIVED THEORETICAL OVEREXPOSURES TO RADIATION IN A TEST CONDUCTED AT NEVADA TEST SITE (NTS) ON JANUARY 18, 1956 (PROJECT-56). HOWEVER, THE FAULT SEEMS TO LIE IN THE FACT THAT BETA-GAMMA LEVELS OF THE MAGNITUDE ENCOUNTERED SIMPLY WERE NOT ANTICIPATED. THE AMOUNT OF EXPOSURE WAS NOT GREAT ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANY INJURY. THE HUMAN COUNTER'S FIRST MAJOR STUDY WILL BE THE LEVEL AND DISTRIBUTION OF POTASSIUM IN THE BODY. BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF RADIATION (RADIOPATHOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY, AND ENZYME CHEMISTRY) ARE STUDIED TO DETERMINE BASIC CHANGES.