Shot SIMON : a test of the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE series, 25 April 1953 /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	United States. Nuclear Test Personnel Review, JRB Associates
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Defense Nuclear Agency, 1982.
Series:	DNA (Washington, D.C.) ; 6016F.
Subjects:	Nuclear weapons > Testing. Atomic bomb > Nevada > Testing. Radioactive fallout > Nevada. Helicopters > Testing. Nevada National Security Site (Nev.) Atomic bomb > Testing. Radioactive fallout. Nevada.
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo222771

Description
Abstract:	This report describes the activities performed by DoD personnel, both civilian and military, at Shot SIMON, the seventh nuclear test in the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE atmospheric nuclear weapons testing series. SIMON had an expected yield of 35 kilotons, but its actual yield was 43 kilotons. The test was conducted on 25 April 1953 and involved participants from Exercise Desert Rock V, AFSWP, AFSWC, and the AEC test groups. The Tactical Troop Maneuver involved about 2,450 Army personnel. The Volunteer Observer Program had eight participants: seven from the Army and one from the Navy.
Item Description:	"United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests, Nuclear Test Personnel Review." "Performing organization ... JRB Associates"--Report documentation page. "13 January 1982." In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (92 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-74).