| Main Title |
Off-Site Medical Planning and Management for an Experimental Underground Nuclear Detonation. |
| Author |
Wheele, Jamie K. ;
Moor, Raymond T. ;
Carte, Melvin W. ;
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| CORP Author |
Southeastern Radiological Health Lab., Montgomery, Ala. |
| Year Published |
1970 |
| Stock Number |
PB-214 937 |
| Additional Subjects |
( Nuclear explosions ;
Safety) ;
( Public health ;
Nuclear explosions) ;
Underground explosions ;
Radiological defense ;
Sterling Operation
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB-214 937 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
|
07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
9p |
| Abstract |
The Bureau of Radiological Health, U.S. Public Health Service, provides comprehensive off-site radiological safety and medical programs for underground nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site and for nuclear tests and experiments conducted at other geographical sites for non-weapons research and peaceful purposes. The specific physical requirements for these latter categories of use may preclude their being conducted at the Nevada Test Site. Future underground nuclear detonations for research and peaceful purposes may be held in locations which are not necessarily remote from relatively sizeable civilian populations. It is thus desirable to delineate the particular problems and their management involved in the public health medical planning for population safety, including such aspects as evacuation. These medical planning and management activities and their implementation for Project Sterling, a 350-ton yield underground nuclear detonation, which was conducted for seismic research purposes on 3 December 1966, in the Tatum Salt Dome near Hattiesburg, Mississippi, are described. (Author) |
| Supplementary Notes |
Report on Project Sterling. Sponsored in part by the Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C. Revision of report dated 8 Jul 70. Pub. in Health Physics, v21 p571-579 Oct 71. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
8 Sep 70, |
| Category Codes |
6R; 18C; 57U; 68F; 77D |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
326538938 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
