Document Details
Title:
TRACKING RADAR STATION SHOWN AT A REMOTE METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATION OUTPOST ESTABLISHED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
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:
OTHER
Document Type Other:
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL
Publication Date:
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0097575
Document Number(s):
AEC677909
Originating Research Org.:
CORPS OF ENGINEERS
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
CANAL STUDY...A TRACKING RADAR STATION IS SHOWN AT A REMOTE METEOROLOG ICAL OBSERVATION OUTPOST ESTABLISHED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SERV ICES ADMINISTRATION (ESSA) WITHIN THE JUNGLE OF DARIEN PROVINCE PANAMA TO SUPPORT UNITES STATES SEA LEVEL CANAL FEASIBILITY STUDIES. THE U .S. ATLANTIC-PACIFIC INTEROCEANIC CANAL STUDY COMMISSION IS CARRYING O UT FEASIBILITY STUDIES TO DETERMINE WHERE AND BY WHAT METHOD CONVENTIO NAL OR NUCLEAR A SEAL LEVAL CANAL SHOULD BE EXCAVATED. THE AEC IS RE SPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING SAFETY FEASIBILITY STUDIES WITH RESPECT TOT P OSSIBLE EFFECTS OF RADIOACTIVITY AIR BLAST AND GROUND SHOCK THAT MIGHT BE ASSOCIATED WITH POSSIBLE NUCLEAR EXCAVATION THESE STUDIES ARE PART OF AND SUPPORT THE OVERALL ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY STUDIES. THE AEC METEOROLOGY PROGRAM BEING CONDUCTED BY ESSA IS STUDYING WIND DIRECTION S AND VALOCITES AND PRECIPITATION. THE RADAR UNIT SHOWN HERE TRACKS W IND PATTERNS TO AS HIGH AS 60,000 FEET. A SECOND NEARBY RADAR UNIT SC ANS THE HORIZON AS FAR AWAY AS 100 MILES LOOKING FOR RAINFALL. DATA DE VELOPED BY THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE EVALUATED TO ESTABLISH WEATHER PAT TERNS WHICH WOULD BE NECESSARY TO SAFELY CONDUCT NUCLEAR EXCAVATION IF IT IS DECIDED TO CONSTRUCT A SEA LEVEL CANAL USING NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES .