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Operation TEAPOT, 1955

prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense
Resource Type:
E-Book
Publication:
Washington, D.C. : Defense Nuclear Agency, 1981
Distribution:
Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service
Related Series:
DNA (Washington, D.C.); 6009F
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Summary:
Abstract: This report describes the activities of an estimated 11,000 DoD personnel, both military and civilian, in Operation TEAPOT, the fifth atmospheric nuclear weapons testing series conducted in Nevada from 18 February to 15 May 1955. Activities engaging DoD personnel included Exercise Desert Rock VI observer programs, troop tests, and technical service programs; AEC scientific and diagnostic measurements to evaluate the effects of the nuclear device; DoD operational training programs; and air support.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Operation TEAPOT
  • Responsibilities of the administrative organizations during Operation TEAPOT
  • Exercise Desert Rock VI programs at Operation TEAPOT
  • Department of Defense participation in joint test organization programs at Operation TEAPOT
  • Radiation protection at Operation TEAPOT
  • Dosimetry for Department of Defense personnel at Operation TEAPOT.
Contributors:
United States Defense Nuclear Agency , issuing body, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb
United States Nuclear Test Personnel Review
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Other Related Resources:
Print version: Operation TEAPOT 1955 (Washington, D.C. : The Agency ; [Springfield, Va.] : [For sale by the National Technical Information Service], [1981] — LCCN 82601758; OCLC Number 8321437)
Related Series:
DNA (Washington, D.C.); 6009F
Subjects:
Atomic bomb — Nevada — Testing
Nuclear weapons — Testing
Nevada National Security Site (Nev.)
Atomic bomb — Testing
Atomic bomb
Nuclear weapons
Nevada
Nevada — Nevada National Security Site
Genres:
Technical reports
General Notes:
"United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests, Nuclear Test Personnel Review."
"23 November 1981."
In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-253).
Sponsored by the Defense Nuclear Agency DNA 001-79-C-0473 Subtask U99QAXMK506-08
Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (NTPR website, viewed Feb. 14, 2024).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Digital Characteristics:
text file
Call Numbers:
D 15.10:6009 F
SuDocs Numbers:
D 15.10:6009 F
Other Standard Numbers:
Government Printing Office Item Number: 0306 (online)
OCLC Numbers:
760222737