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Operation DOMINIC I, 1962 / prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense.
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- Book
- Government document
- Series:
- DNA (Washington, D.C.) ; 6040F.
- DNA ; 6040F
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nuclear weapons--Testing.
- Nuclear weapons.
- Radioactive fallout--Pacific Ocean.
- Radioactive fallout.
- Atomic bomb--Pacific Ocean--Testing.
- Atomic bomb.
- Radiation--Safety measures.
- Radiation.
- Radioactive fallout--Pacific Coast (U.S.).
- Radiation Protection.
- Atomic bomb--Testing.
- United States--Pacific Coast.
- Medical Subjects:
- Radiation Protection.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (432 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Distribution:
- Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Defense Nuclear Agency, 1983.
- Summary:
- DOMINIC I was an atmospheric nuclear weapons test series conducted in the Pacific Ocean area in 1962. It included 5 high-altitude shots at Johnston Island, 29 airdrop airburst events near Johnston and Christmas Islands, one Polaris-launched airburst in the Christmas Island area, and one underwater test in the Pacific Ocean off the United States West Coast. This is a report on DOD personnel with an emphasis on operations and radiological safety.
- Contents:
- Fact sheet. pp. 1.
- Preface. pp. 5.
- List of illustrations. pp. 15.
- List of tables. pp. 21.
- Chapter 1. Overview. pp. 23.
- Chapter 2. Radiological safety. pp. 64.
- Chapter 3. DOD experimental participation. p. 110.
- Chapter 4. Weapon development test operaitons. pp. 140.
- Chapter 5. FRIGATE BIRD. pp. 18.
- Chapter 6. SWORDFISH. pp. 196.
- Chapter 7. FISHBOWL
- High-altitude events. pp. 218.
- Chapter 8. U.S. Army participation in Operation DOMINIC. pp. 252.
- Chapter 9. U.S. Navy participation in Operation DOMINIC. pp. 261.
- Chapter 10. U.S. Air Force participation in Operation DOMINIC. pp. 320.
- Chapter 11. U.S. Marine Corps participation in Operation DOMINIC. pp. 341.
- Chapter 12. Department of Defense, Atomic Energy Commission, other government, contractor and foreign participation in Operation DOMINIC. pp. 344.
- Summary of personnel exposures. pp. 357.
- Bibliography and references. pp. 362.
- Appendix A. Radiological safety documents. pp. 379.
- Appendix B. List of codes used in the DOMINIC consolidated list of exposures. pp. 395.
- Appendix C. Terms, abbreviations, acronyms, and units. pp. 403.
- Notes:
- "United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests, Nuclear Test Personnel Review."
- "Performing organization ... Kaman Tempo"--Report documentation page.
- "1 February 1983."
- Weapon development test operaitons. Christmas Island airdrops: ADOBE; AZTEC; ARKANSAS; QUESTA; YUKON; MESILLA; MUSKEGON; ENCINO; SWANEE; CHETCO; TANANA; NAMBE; ALMA; TRUCKEE; YESO; HARLEM; RINCONADA; DULCE; PETIT; OTOWI; BIGHORN; BLUESTONE; SUNSET; PAMLICO.
- Weapon development test operaitons. Johnston Island Airdrops: ANDROSCOGGIN; BUMPING' CHAMA; CALAMITY; HOUSATONIC.
- High-altitude events: BLUEGILL; STARFISH; STARFISH Prime; BLUEGILL Prime; CHECKMATE; KINGFISH; TIGHTROPE.
- 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 363-377).
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (DTIC, viewed Feb. 15, 2024).
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2016.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Operation DOMINIC I, 1962.
- OCLC:
- 962447034
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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