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Title:
H-DIVISION PROGRESS REPORT, FEBRUARY 20 - MARCH 20, 1957 ( REDACTED )
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Subject Terms:
HREX; ATOMOSPHERIC TEST PROGRAM; IODINE; OTHER ISOTOPES; PLUTONIUM; TRITIUM
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 Mar 20
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
0017
Accession Number:
NV0710269
OpenNet Entry Date:
1995 Feb 17
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
GROUP H-4 IN COOPERATION WITH THE FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY IN WASHINGTON IS NOW PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE IN OPERATION PLUMBOB AT THE NEVADA TEST SITE (NTS). ATTEMPTS WILL BE MADE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RELATIVE EFFECTS OF NEUTRONS AND GAMMA RAYS FROM BOMB EXPLOSIONS ON ANIMALS. PAPER ELECTROPHORESIS STUDIES INDICATED THAT INCREASED PROTEIN EXCRETION BY RATS AFTER URANIUM INJECTION CONSISTED OF INCREASED ALBUMIN AND ALPHA GLOBULIN , AND HEAVIER BETA AND GAMMA GLOBULINS. STUDIES OF THE EFFECT OF RADIATION ON CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS CONFIRMED THAT ONLY CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS IN THE LIVER WAS AFFECTED. CARBON-14 AND TRITIUM CORRESPOND CLOSELY.