Operation Ivy: 1952. Technical rept

Technical Report · Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5895868

Gladeck, F R; Hallowell, J H; Martin, E J; McMullan, F W; Miller, R H

Ivy was a two-detonation atmospheric nuclear weapon test series conducted during October and November of 1952 at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. One of the two events was designated Mike and was the first thermonuclear or hydrogen bomb. Report emphasis is on the radiological safety of the personnel. Available records on personnel exposure are summarized.

• Research Organization: Kaman Tempo, Santa Barbara, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5895868
• Report Number(s): AD-A-128082/5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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