Operation SANDSTONE, 1948 / prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense.
| Other author | United States. Defense Nuclear Agency. |
| Other author | Kaman Tempo (Firm) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | [Washington, DC] : Defense Nuclear Agency ; [Springfield, Va.] : [For sale by the National Technical Information Service], [1983?] |
| Description | 218 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm |
| Supplemental Content | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS55467 |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Fact sheet. pp. 1. |
| Contents | Preface. pp. 5. |
| Contents | List of illustrations. pp. 13. |
| Contents | List of tables. pp. 16. |
| Contents | Chapter 1. Overview: Introduction; Nuclear tests and radiation exposures; Experimental program; Oceanic Testing Operations; Joint Task Force 7. pp. 17. |
| Contents | Chapter 2. Radiological safety. pp. 48. |
| Contents | Chapter 3. Department of Defense experimental program. pp. 89. |
| Contents | Chapter 4. Test operations. pp. 102. |
| Contents | Chapter 5. U. S. Army participation in Operation SANDSTONE. pp. 118. |
| Contents | Chapter 6. U. S. Navy participation in Operation SANDSTONE. pp. 125. |
| Contents | Chapter 7. U. S. Air Force participation in Operation SANDSTONE. pp. 151. |
| Contents | Chapter 8. U. S. Marine Corps participation in Operation SANDSTONE. pp. 157. |
| Contents | Chapter 9. Joint Defense, Atomic Energy Commission, other government agencies, and contractor participation in Operation SANDSTONE. pp. 160. |
| Contents | Chapter 10. Summary of personnel exposures. pp. 165. |
| Contents | References. pp. 167. |
| Contents | Appendix A. Radiological status report of Enewetak Atoll. pp. 179. |
| Contents | Appendix B. Glossary of terms. pp. 185. |
| Contents | Appendix C. Enewetak Atoll synonyms. pp. 197. |
| Summary | SANDSTONE was a three-detonation atmospheric nuclear weapon test series conducted during the spring of 1948 at Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Report emphasis is on the radiological safety of the personnel. Available records on personnel exposure are summarized. |
| General note | Cover title. |
| General note | "Kaman Tempo"--Rept. doc. p. |
| General note | "United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests, Nuclear Test Personnel Review." |
| General note | "DNA 6033F." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Other forms | Also available via Internet from DTRA web site. Address as of 11/12/04: http://www.dtra.mil/toolbox/directorates/td/programs/nuclear%5Fpersonnel/docs/T24639.PDF; current access available via PURL. |
| Funding information | DNA 001-79-C-0274. Subtask U99QAXMK506-09. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Operation SANDSTONE, 1948. [Washington, DC] : Defense Nuclear Agency ; [Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service, 1983?] |
| Technical rpt number | DNA 6033 F |
| GPO item number | 306 |
| GPO item number | 0306 (online) |
| Govt. docs number | D 15.10:6033 F |