Shots EASY, FOX, GEORGE, and HOW, the Final Tests of the TUMBLER-SNAPPER Series 7 May - 5 June 1952.
Abstract
The first chapter of this volume describes the physical setting and general characteristics of Shots EASY, FOX, GEORGE, and HOW and briefly introduces the Desert Rock exercises and the joint AEC-DOD organization scientific activities in which DOD personnel participated. Desert Rock IV exercises were not conducted at Shots EASY sand HOW. The remaining four chapters address each of the four shots in turn. Each chapter describes the specific setting and characteristics of one detonation and details DOD personnel activities in the scientific projects sponsored by the joint organization. In the chapters on FOX and GEORGE, Exercise Desert Rock IV activities are described. The chapters also discuss the radiological protection procedures used to minimize the potential for exposures to ionizing radiation. Details of the overall radiological protection program at Operation TUMBLER-SNAPPER are provided in the series volume, 'Operation TUMBLER-SNAPPER, 1952.'
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 16, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA122240
Entities
People
- Carl Maag
- Jean Ponton