Document Details
Title:
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON NEVADA NUCLEAR TESTS - REVISED TO JULY 15, 1957
Subject Terms:
TESTING; SITE SELECTION; HISTORICAL SUMMARY; RESPONSIBILITIES; LEGAL CLAIMS; RADIATION INJURIES; BLAST EFFECTS; POSTPONEMENTS; MONITORING STATIONS; MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE; RANGER OPERATION; BUSTER OPERATION; JANGLE PROJECT; TUMBLER OPERATION; UPSHOT OPERATION; TEAPOT OPERATION; PLUMBBOB OPERATION; RADIATION PROTECTION; CRITERIA; DOSE LIMITS; SAFETY STANDARDS; RADIATION DOSES; FALLOUT; TUMBLER-SNAPPER OPERATION; BUSTER-JANGLE OPERATION; UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE OPERATION
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 Jul 15
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0089
Accession Number:
NV0150363
Originating Research Org.:
ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION-NEVADA TEST ORGANIZATION
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
A LARGE VOLUME OF OFFICIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN ISSUED CONCERNING NEV ADA NUCLEAR TESTING SINCE NEVADA TEST SITE WAS ACTIVATED IN JANUARY 19 51. THE INFORMATION MADE PUBLIC HAS BEEN CONTAINED IN OFFICIAL PUBLICA TIONS AND REPORTS OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, THE DEPARTMENT OF D EFENSE, THE FEDERAL CIVIL DEFENSE ADMINISTRATION, OTHER FEDERAL ORGANI ZATIONS, AND THE JOINT NEVADA TEST ORGANIZATION. PRIOR TO THE SPRING 1952 SERIES, THE TEST ORGANIZATION RECEIVED MANY REQUESTS FROM NEWSMEN , FROM PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR A COMPILATION OF OFFICIALLY-APPROVED BASIC INFORMATION TO BE USED AS A SOURCE BOOK. AS A RESULT THE FIRST COMPILATION OF BACKGROUND INFORMATION WAS ISSUED DURING THE 1952 SERIES. IN ORDER TO MEET SIMIL AR REQUESTS, THE INFORMATION SUMMARY HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP-TO-DATE FOR E ACH SUBSEQUENT NEVADA SERIES, INCORPORATING DATA RELEASED OFFICIALLY I N THE INTERIM PERIOD. THE PRESENT BACKGROUND INFORMATION IS SUCH A CO MPILATION. IT DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO BE ALL-INCLUSIVE. SECTION IN THIS B OOKLET INCLUDE: RESPONSIBILITY FOR U. S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMS; WHY NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND DEVICES ARE FIELD TESTED; ORIGIN, HISTORY AND VAL UE OF CONTINENTAL TESTING; PLANNING AND CONDUCTING NEVADA TESTS; THE N EVADA TEST ORGANIZATION; WHERE NEVADA TESTS ARE CONDUCTED; AND TECHNIC AL FACILITIES AND INSTRUMENTATION. PART II, CONTAINS: PLUMBBOB SERIES INFORMATION; SAFETY AND RADIATION PROTECTION; MILITARY PARTICIPATION; CIVIL EFFECTS EXPERIMENTS; AND FCDA PARTICIPATION.