Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE, 1953 / 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, 1982.
DistributionSpringfield, Va. : For sale by the National Technical Information Service
Description1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations.
Supplemental Contenthttps://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo222768
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SeriesDNA ; 6014F
DNA (Washington, D.C.) ; https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2021092203 ; 6014F. ^A1467495
Summary This report describes the activities of an estimated 21,000 DoD personnel, both military and civilian, in Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE, the fourth atmospheric nuclear weapons testing series, conducted in Nevada from 17 March to 4 June 1953. Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE consisted of 11 nuclear events. Activities engaging DoD personnel included Exercise Desert Rock V programs, scientific and diagnostic experiments, and DoD support activities. Radiological safety criteria and procedures were established and implemented during Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE to minimize participants' exposures to radioactivity.
General note"United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests, Nuclear Test Personnel Review."
General note"11 January 1982."
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 219-246).
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 UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE, 1953. [Washington, D.C.] : The Agency ; [Springfield, Va.] : [For sale by National Technical Information Service], [1982]
Technical rpt numberDNA 6014 F
GPO item number0306 (online)
Govt. docs number D 15.10:6014 F

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