Projects GNOME And SEDAN, The PLOWSHARE Program

Abstract

This report describes the activities of DOD personnel and other participants in Projects GNOME and SEDAN, the first two nuclear tests of the PLOWSHARE Program. The PLOWSHARE nuclear tests were conducted from 1961 to 1973 at the NTS and other locations. Activities engaging DOD personnel at GNOME and SEDAN included scientific experiments to improve U.S. capabilities in detecting underground nuclear explosions and to determine peacetime uses of nuclear explosives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 1983
Accession Number
ADA130165

Entities

People

  • Carl Maag
  • Inara Gravitis
  • Robert Shepanek
  • Stephen Rohrer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Construction
  • Explosives
  • Fission
  • Health Services
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Personnel Management
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Public Health
  • Ridges
  • Storage
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.