site diminished rapidly after 19 July, as the emphasis shifted to preparing
the devices that were to be used over Japan (1: 38).
4.1.3

Dose Summary for Project TRINITY.
The dose limit for TRINITY participants was 5.0 rem (roentgen equivalent

man) of gamma radiation during a 2-month period (2: 29).

The table below

summarizes the available dosimetry information:
Summary of External Doses for Project TRINITY as of 1 May 1986
Gamma Dose (rem)

Army
Navy

4.2

0-0.5

05-1

1-3

3-5

5-10

10+

103
2

15
0

30
2

10
0

1
0

1
*o

OPERATION CROSSROADS.
Conducted in 1946 at Bikini, CROSSROADS involved approximately 42,000

personnel, 251 ships, and 156 aircraft.

The series consisted of an airdrop

detonated at a height of 520 feet and an underwater shot conducted at a depth
of 90 feet:

Event

Date

Type

ABLE
BAKER

1 July
25 July

Airdrop
Underwater

Yield
(kilotons)
21
21

The nuclear devices were similar to the TRINITY device and to the weapon
detonated over Nagasaki, Japan (3: 17).

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