Environmental Effects of HARD PAN I Test Series

Abstract

This study investigates the environmental effects of the proposed administrative action named HARD PAN I, a Department of Defense series of high- explosive field tests (events) to simulate the shock effects of nuclear weapons on scaled Minuteman launch facilities in a specific geology. The proposed test site is a rural area of Linn County in east-central Kansas, approximately 62 miles south of Kansas City. It is planned to begin construction in July 1974 and to execute the three events in September 1974, November 1974, and June 1975. There should be no significant adverse impact on the natural or socioeconomic environment due to the construction, operations, and execution of the proposed tests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0784793

Entities

People

  • Dennis E. Compton
  • Evelyn Harner
  • Howard Hawthorne
  • James Doran
  • John W. Sigler
  • Kenneth E. Gould
  • Richard Rowland
  • Rutherford C. Wooten

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Birds
  • Fish
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Wildlife

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