Protection and Decontamination of Land Targets and Vehicles
Abstract
From the time of the underwater atomic burst at Operation CROSSROADS, decontamination has been recognized as a complex problem not lending itself to an easy solution. However, all subsequent field tests of atomic weapons have been made under essentially non-contaminating conditions. The weapons were detonated either high in the air or atop high towers, and dispersal of the bomb clouds did not lead to a general contamination of test areas. Consequently, until Operation JANGLE, there was little opportunity for the field testing of decontamination techniques and theories on contamination-decontamination phenomenology derived from laboratory studies. The series of experiments described in this report constitutes the first full field test of decontamination procedures. These experiments grew out of an urgent requirement for practical knowledge of decontamination procedures for military use. Although the results of these experiments are by no means definitive, they constitute a first step toward the establishment of Standing Operating Procedures for decontamination in the field.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 11, 1952
- Accession Number
- AD0372425
Entities
People
- E. H. Dhein
- G. C. Smith
- G. Jr L. Smith
- J. C. Maloney
- J. R. Earl
- L. B. Werner
- R. H. Heiskell
- R. H. Reitman
- R. L. Stetson
- W. E. Strope
Organizations
- Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory