SEDAN, which are discussed in section 4.21.
December 1961 and SEDAN on 6 July 1962.

GNOME was conducted on 10

A number of DOD participants in these

two events also took part in DOMINIC II.

In many cases, their recorded doses

were cumulative, covering their participation in both DOMINIC II and the

PLOWSHARE events.

For this reason, the combined totals are provided for

DOMINIC II, GNOME, and SEDAN, as is shown below:
Summary of External Doses for Operation DOMINIC II
and for GNOME and SEDAN of the PLOWSHARE Program as of 1 May 1986
Gamma Dose (rem)

0-0.5

0.5-1

1-3

3-5

Army

1,184

163

101

Navy

61

19

235

Marine Corps
Civilian DOD
Participants

Air Force

5-10

10+

2

0

0

32

0

1

0

28

14

1

0

.

37

8

16

1

8)

0

638

21

10

0

0

0

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4.21 PLOWSHARE PROGRAM.
Conducted from 1961 to 1973, the PLOWSHARE Program consisted of 27
nuclear detonations, four of which occurred before the signing of the 1963
limited test ban treaty.

The detonations, all of which had yields of no more

than 200 kilotons, were staged at the NTS and other sites in Colorado and New
Mexico.

The tests were all subsurface, being either shaft or cratering shots

(25: 1).
As indicated by the following table,

this section discusses only Projects

GNOME and SEDAN, the first two PLOWSHARE events.

These two shots were

selected for consideration because they were conducted during the period of
U.S. atmospheric testing and they had documented, although limited, DOD
participation.

In addition,

the extant sources were sufficient in number and

detail to enable a summation of the events (25: 1).

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