Operation GREENHOUSE. Scientific Director's Report of Atomic Weapon Tests at Eniwetok, Annex 9.3. Radiological Safety

Abstract

In January 1949, a radiological safety organization of the Scientific Task Group (TG 3.1) was established for proposed atomic weapon tests at Eniwetok. The radiological safety policy and organization as planned for Operation Greenhouse were based to a large extent upon the experience gained at Alamogordo, Operation Crossroads, and Operation Sandstone. The radiological problem divided itself into four phases: a. Pretest -- evaluation of the radiation hazards remaining on Operation Sandstone shot islands; b. Planning -- organizational planning for Operation Greenhouse; c. Test -- evaluation of and protection from radiation, blast, and thermal hazards during the detonation; evaluation of and protection from radiation hazards after detonation; and d. Final or resume -- evaluation of radiological safety operations during Operation Greenhouse.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1951
Accession Number
ADA080271

Entities

People

  • James P. Cooney

Organizations

  • United States Atomic Energy Commission

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Dose Rate
  • Dosimeters
  • Fission Products
  • Gamma Rays
  • Health Services
  • Ionization
  • Ionization Chambers
  • Measurement
  • Military Personnel
  • Particle Size
  • Photographic Dosimeters
  • Photographic Film
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Radiation Measuring Instruments
  • Telemetry Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.