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CHAPTER If
PROCEDURE

2.1

SHOT PARTICIPATION
The project initially planned to participate in Shots Koa, a megaton-

range land-surface burst,and Walnut,

water-surface burst.

,

Due to apparent contamination of the Koa cloud samples by debris from Shot
Fir, participation was later extended to include Shot Oak, 2 high-yield
water-land burst fired over the lagoon reef,
is given in Table 2,1,

Important device information

The project rockets participated during Shots Koa

znd Walnut and were also fired during Cactus and Yellowwood for system

check and nose cone recovery practice,

Aircraft were flown during Koa,

Walnut and Cak,

TABLE 2.1
DEVICE INFORMATION
KOA
Total Yield, Mt.:

Fission Yield, Mte:

=

Location

'

Shot time
Shot type
,

;

1.31 40.08

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0630M .

13 May 1958
Leand-Surface

WALNUT

“Near Site
Janet

0630 M

8.9 40.6

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milessouth
of Site Alice

0730 M

“15 June 1958
Water-Surface;
fired froma

29 June 1958
Water-Land Surface; fired from

water

over the lagoon r:

barge in deep

40

OAK

an LCU 2nchored
in 15 feet of wate:

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