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

Shot SIMON : a test of the UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE series, 25 April 1953 / prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as executive agency for the Department of Defense.

Other author/creator	United States. Defense Nuclear Agency.
Other author/creator	JRB Associates.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	[Washington, D.C.] : The Agency ; [Springfield, Va.] : [For sale by the National Technical Information Service], [1982]
Description	92 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Subject(s)	Nuclear weapons--Testing. Atomic bomb--Nevada --Testing. Radioactive fallout--Nevada. Helicopters--Testing. Nevada National Security Site (Nev.)

Contents	Preface. pp. 1.
Contents	List of illustrations. pp. 6.
Contents	List of tables. pp. 6.
Contents	List of abbreviations and acronyms. pp. 7.
Contents	Shot synopsis. pp. 8.
Contents	Chapter 1. Introduction. pp. 9.
Contents	Chapter 2. Exercise Desert Rock V operations at Shot SIMON. pp. 16.
Contents	Chapter 3. Joint test organization at Shot SIMON. pp. 32.
Contents	Chapter 4. Radiation protection at Shot SIMON. pp. 54.
Contents	Reference list. pp. 65.
Summary	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.
General note	Cover title.
General note	"JRB Associates"--Rept. doc. p.
General note	"United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests, Nuclear Test Personnel Review."
General note	"DNA 6016F."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Bibliography note	"Contract no. DNA 001-79-C-0473"--Rept. doc. p.
Technical rpt number	DNA 6016 F
GPO item number	306
Govt. docs number	D 15.10:6016 F

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