Shots DIABLO to FRANKLIN PRIME, The Mid-Series Tests of the PLUMBBOB Series, 15 July - 30 August 1957.

Abstract

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 29, 1981
Accession Number
ADA118683

Entities

People

  • Carl Maag
  • Jean Ponton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Aircrafts
  • Blast
  • Gamma Rays
  • Health Services
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Fallout
  • Radiation Protection
  • Students
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.