Shots DIABLO to FRANKLIN PRIME : the mid-series tests of the PLUMBBOB series, 15 July-30 August 1957 / prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense.
| Other author | United States. Defense Nuclear Agency. |
| Other author | JRB Associates. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | [Washington, D.C.] : The Agency ; [Springfield, Va.] : [For sale by the National Technical Information Service], [1981] |
| Description | 200 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests / Nuclear Test Personnel Review United States. Nuclear Weapons Test Personnel Review. United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Preface. pp. 1. |
| Contents | Chapter 1. Introduction. pp. 13. |
| Contents | Chapter 2. Shot DIABLO. pp. 22. |
| Contents | Chapter 3. Shot JOHN. pp. 46. |
| Contents | Chapter 4. Shot KEPLER. pp. 62. |
| Contents | Chapter 5. Shot. OWENS. pp. 83. |
| Contents | Chapter 6. Shot STOKES. pp. 104. |
| Contents | Chapter 7. Shot Shasta. pp. 122. |
| Contents | Chapter 8. Shot DOPPLER. pp. 141. |
| Contents | Chapter 9. Shot FRANKLIN PRIME. pp. 157. |
| Contents | References. pp. 171. |
| Summary | This report describes the activities of DoD personnel, both military and civilian, in the eight mid-series shots of Operation PLUMBBOB, an atmospheric weapons testing series. The tests were conducted from 15 July 1957 through 30 August 1957 and involved participants from Exercise Desert Rock VII and VIII, AFSWP, AFSWC, and various AEC test groups. This volume also describes the radiological safety criteria and procedures in effect at the mid-series PLUMBBOB shots. |
| General note | Cover title. |
| General note | "JRB Associates"--Rept. doc. p. |
| General note | "DNA 6006F." |
| General note | "Contract no. DNA 001-79-C-0473"--Rept. doc p. |
| General note | Contains: DIABLO, DOPPLER, FRANKLIN PRIME, JOHN, KEPLER, OWENS, SHASTA, STOKES. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: p. 173-182. |
| Technical rpt number | DNA 6006 F |
| GPO item number | 306 |
| Govt. docs number | D 15.10:6006 F |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | Fed Docs Stacks | D 15.10:6006 F | ✔ Available | Place Hold |