SLIDE 1
BRAVO Cloud Dimensions.
The BRAVO device was detonated on a sandspit near
Namu Island, Bikini Atoll at 0645 March 1, 1954 (28/2/54 1845 GCT).
It was a
17 MT thermonuclear yield. The upper limit to cloud height was 40 km (25
miles). The diameter 10 minutes after the burst was 110 km (70 miles). The
fission/fusion ratio was estimated to be 0.47.
series of experiments.
later.
It was the first in the Castle
The second shot was 100 KT and occurred 30 days
The next three shots were 150 RT, 9.5 MT and 10 MT respectively.
The
9.5 and 10 MT shots may have contributed some fallout at Rongelap and Utirik,
perhaps as much as a 8% of the surface activity.
These later shots occurred
after persons were evacuated.
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Time, Minules
Cloud Dimensions:
Operation CASTLE - Shot 1 - Bravo.