Operation TEAPOT, 1955 / prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense.

Other author United States. Defense Nuclear Agency issuing body.
Other author United States. Nuclear Test Personnel Review.
Format Electronic
PublicationWashington, D.C. : Defense Nuclear Agency, 1981.
DistributionSpringfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service.
Description1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Supplemental Contenthttps://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo222723
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SeriesDNA ; 6009F
DNA (Washington, D.C.) ; https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2021092203 6009F. ^A1467495
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.
Summary 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.
General note"United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests, Nuclear Test Personnel Review."
General note"23 November 1981."
General noteIn scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
General noteGPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 219-253).
Funding informationSponsored by the Defense Nuclear Agency DNA 001-79-C-0473 Subtask U99QAXMK506-08
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from PDF cover (NTPR website, viewed Feb. 14, 2024).
Issued in other formPrint version: Operation TEAPOT 1955. Washington, D.C. : The Agency ; [Springfield, Va.] : [For sale by the National Technical Information Service], [1981]
Genre/formTechnical reports.
GPO item number0306 (online)
Govt. docs number D 15.10:6009 F