Shots WASP through HORNET. The first five TEAPOT tests, 18 February-12 March 1955. Technical report

Technical Report · Thu Nov 26 00:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6944538

Maag, C; Ponton, J; Wilkinson, M; Rohrer, S

This report describes the activities of DOD personnel, both military and civilian, in Shots WASP, MOTH, TURK, and HORNET, the first five events of the TEAPOT atmospheric nuclear weapons test series. The tests were conducted from February 18 to March 12, 1955 and involved participants from Exercise Desert Rock VI, AFSWP, AFSWC, AEC nuclear weapons development laboratory test groups, and the Civil Effects Test Group. This volume also describes the radiological safety activities undertaken at each of these five shots.

• Research Organization: JRB Associates, Inc., McLean, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6944538
• Report Number(s): AD-A-114080/5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
RADIATION EFFECTS
TESTING
TEAPOT PROJECT
ATMOSPHERIC EXPLOSIONS
DECONTAMINATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MILITARY PERSONNEL
NEVADA
RADIATION PROTECTION
RADIOBIOLOGY
SAFETY
BIOLOGY
CLEANING
EXPLOSIONS
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