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Operation IVY, 1952 / prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense.

Other author/creatorUnited States. Defense Nuclear Agency.
Other author/creatorKaman Tempo (Firm)
Format Book and Print
Publication Info[Washington, D.C.] : The Agency ; [Springfield, Va.] : [For sale by the National Technical Information Service], [1982]
Description360 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Subject(s)
Operation Ivy, Marshall Islands, 1952.
Hydrogen bomb--Marshall Islands --Testing.
Nuclear weapons--Testing.
Atomic bomb--Marshall Islands --Enewetak Atoll --Testing.
Radioactive fallout--Marshall Islands --Enewetak Atoll.
Radiation--Safety measures.
Contents Fact sheet. pp. 1.
Contents Preface. pp. 5.
Contents Ilustrations. pp. 13.
Contents Tables. pp. 15.
Contents Chapter 1. Overview. pp. 17.
Contents Chapter 2. Radiological safety. pp. 64.
Contents Chapter 3. DOD experimental program. pp. 118.
Contents Chapter 4. Operations: MIKE Shot and KING Shot. pp. 177.
Contents Chapter 5. Summary of U. S. Army participation in IVY. pp. 209.
Contents Chapter 6. Summary of U. S. Navy participation in IVY. pp. 214.
Contents Chapter 7. Summary of U. S. Air Force participation in IVY. pp. 238.
Contents Chapter 8. Summary of U. S. Marine Corps participation in IVY. pp. 248.
Contents Chapter 9. Summary of joint defense, Atomic Energy Commission, other government agencies, and contractor participation in IVY. pp. 250.
Contents Chapter 10. Summary of personnel exposures. pp. 255.
Contents Bibliography and references. pp. 261.
Contents Appendix A. Island synonyms. pp. 275.
Contents Appendix B. Radiological safety and related documents. pp. 279.
Contents Appendix C. Radiological exposure data for islands of Enewetak Atoll, IVY. pp. 301.
Contents Appendix D. Terms, abbreviations, acronyms, and units. pp. 327.
Contents Appendix E. Index of participating organizations. pp. 339.
Summary IVY was a two-detonation atmospheric nuclear weapon test series conducted during October and November 1952 at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. One of the events was designated MIKE and was the first thermonuclear or hydrogen bomb. Report emphasis is on the radiological safety of the personnel. Available records of personnel exposure are summarized.
General noteCover title.
General note"Kaman Tempo"--Rept. doc. p.
General note"United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests, Nuclear Test Personnel Review."
General note"DNA 6036F."
Bibliography noteBibliography: p. 261-274.
Funding informationDNA 001-79-C-0472. Subtask U99QAXMK506-09.
Technical rpt numberDNA 6036 F
GPO item number306
Govt. docs number D 15.10:6036 F

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