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 |
| Publication | Washington, D.C. : Defense Nuclear Agency, 1981. |
| Distribution | Springfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service. |
| Description | 1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Supplemental Content | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo222723 |
| Subjects |
| Series | DNA ; 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 note | In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-253). |
| Funding information | Sponsored by the Defense Nuclear Agency DNA 001-79-C-0473 Subtask U99QAXMK506-08 |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (NTPR website, viewed Feb. 14, 2024). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Operation TEAPOT 1955. Washington, D.C. : The Agency ; [Springfield, Va.] : [For sale by the National Technical Information Service], [1981] |
| Genre/form | Technical reports. |
| GPO item number | 0306 (online) |
| Govt. docs number | D 15.10:6009 F |