Document Details
Title:
ON DECEMBER 18, 1970, AN UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TEST AT THE NEVADA TEST SITE CODE NAMED BANEBERRY RESULTED IN A RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVITY TO THE ATMOSPHERE.
Author(s):
UNK, [UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY]
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:
1970 Dec 18
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0097618
Document Number(s):
DOE7711291
Originating Research Org.:
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
ON DECEMBER 18, 1970 AN UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TEST AT THE NEVADA (NTS) C ODE NAMED BANEBERRY RESULTED IN THE RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVITY TO THE AT MOSPHERE. BANEBERRY HAD A YIELD AND WAS BURIED ABOUT 900 FEET BENEATH THE SURFACE OF YUCCA FLAT NEAR THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF THE NTS. THE RADIATION RELEASE OR VENTING RESULTED IN A CLOUD OF RADIOACTVE DUST AB OUT 10,000 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE SOME OF WHICH DRIFTED OFF THE NTS. LEVELS OF RADIOACTIVITY MEASURED OFF THE TEST SITE WERE BELOW RADIATIO N GUIDELINES AND POSED NO HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC. APPROXIMATELY 86 PERS ONS ON THE NTS WERE EXPOSED TO RADIATION FROM BANEBERRY BUT NONE RECEI VED EXPOSURE THAT EXCEEDED THE GUIDELINE FOR NTS WORKERS. FOLLOWING B ANEBERRY NEW CONTAINMENT PROCEDURES WERE ADOPTED TO PREVENT A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE.