Projects GNOME and SEDAN : the PLOWSHARE program / prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense.
| Other author | United States. Defense Nuclear Agency. |
| Other author | JRB Associates. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | [Washington, D.C.] : The Agency ; [Springfield, VA] : [For sale by the National Technical Information Service], [1983] |
| Description | 130 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Fact sheet. pp. 1. |
| Contents | Preface. pp. 10. |
| Contents | List of illustrations. pp. 14. |
| Contents | List of tables. pp. 15. |
| Contents | List of abbreviations and acronyms. pp. 16. |
| Contents | Chapter 1. Introduction. pp. 17. |
| Contents | Chapter 2. Project GNOME. pp. 32. |
| Contents | Chapter 3. Project SEDAN. pp. 75. |
| Contents | Reference list. pp. 105. |
| Summary | 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 the peacetime uses of nuclear explosives. |
| General note | Cover title. |
| General note | "JRB Associates"--Rept. doc. p. |
| General note | "United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests, Nuclear Test Personnel Review." |
| General note | "DNA 6029F." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Report note | Technical report. |
| Funding information | DNA 001-79-C-0473. Subtask U99QAXMK506-08. |
| Technical rpt number | DNA 6029 F |
| Govt. docs number | D 15.10:6029 F |