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Operation WIGWAM / prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense.
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- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Weary, S. E., author.
- Series:
- DNA (Washington, D.C.) ; 6000F.
- DNA ; 6000F
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nuclear weapons--Testing.
- Nuclear weapons.
- Ionizing radiation.
- Radioactive decontamination.
- Genre:
- technical reports.
- Technical reports.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (262 pages in various pagings) : illustrations, maps.
- Distribution:
- Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Defense Nuclear Agency, 1981.
- Summary:
- This report describes the activities of DoD participation in the atmospheric nuclear test series, Operation WIGWAM, which involved only one deep underwater shot in the Pacific, approximately 500 miles southwest of San Diego, CA. WIGWAM was essentially a single service operation with minimal AEC contractor participation. The various levels at which DoD personnel participated within the Joint Task Group 7 are identified. The Naval Ocean Systems Command is acknowledged for their analysis and assessment of the reliability.
- Contents:
- Radiological safety at Project WIGWAM
- Operations
- Personnel exposures at WIGWAM
- Personnel data base
- Appendix A. Memorandum for the director, Defense Nuclear Agency
- Appendix B. WIGWAM ships, air units, and staff elements
- Appendix C. Concepts of radioactivity and radiation protection
- Appendix D. WIGWAM radiological environment
- Appendix E. Radiological instrumentation
- Appendix F. Maximum permissible limits (MPLs)
- Appendix G. Radiological safety plan
- Appendix H. Description of rad-safe courses
- Appendix I. Operations projects
- Appendix J. Navy enlisted classifications tables.
- Notes:
- "United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests, Nuclear Test Personnel Review."
- "1 September 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.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (NTPR website, viewed Feb. 14, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Operation WIGWAM.
- OCLC:
- 760056119
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