Meetings were held on 9 July 1947 at Los Alamos, New Mexico, to define
test responsibilities for SANDSTONE.
The Los Alamos National Laboratory
(LANL), the organization that had developed the wartime atomic weapons and
that did research and laboratory development of new nuclear weapons designs,
was to provide technical leadership and the military services were to provide
supplies and support (5: 18).
4.3.2
SANDSTONE Test Operations.
Numerous technical experiments were conducted in conjunction with each of
the three detonations.
These experiments measured the yield and efficiency of
the devices and attempted to gauge the military effects of the events.
The
studies were similar at each of the shots but were carried out more precisely
with YOKE and ZEBRA as collective experience grew (5: 2,102).
Peak DOD numerical strength at SANDSTONE was approximately 11,500
participants, 95 percent of whom were military personnel.
The DOD personnel
had support roles and some had duty stations at the AEC weapons design and’
development laboratories or were part of units performing separate experiments
(5: 1,2).
4.3.3
Dose Summary for Operation SANDSTONE.
The dose limit for SANDSTONE participants was 0.1 rem of gamma radiation
per 24-hour period and a maximum 3.0 rem for certain approved and specific
missions (5: 2).
The following table summarizes the available dosimetry
information:
Summary of External Doses for Operation SANDSTONE as of 1 May 1986
Gamma Dose (rem)
0-0.5
0.5-1
1-3
3-5
5-10
10+
Army
1,703
2
7
0
1
0
Navy
7,731
17
9
1
1
0
Air Force
2,075
27
8
1
0
0
Marine Corps
180
1
1
0
0
0
Civilian DOD
17
0
0
0
0
Participants
79