Contract No.:

AT(45-1)-1385

Results are summarized from measurements of radioactivity in the biota at
the Eniwetok Proving Grounds and Islands adjacent to the test site during
and after Operation Castle in 1954, Operation Redwing in 1956, and
Operation Hardtack in 1958. Measurements were also made of radioactivity in
tuna from the western Pacific and Indian Oceans during and after Pperation
Hardtack. Off-site collection areas included locations in the Marshall,

Caroline, and Gilbert Islands. (C.H.)
Descriptors:
ENIWETOK;
INDIAN OCEAN;
MARSHALL ISLANDS;
MEASURED
VALUES;
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS;
PROJECT CASTLE;
PROJECT HARDTACK;
PROJECT
REDWING;
RADIOACTIVITY;
SEA
Subject Codes (NSA): GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY

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EFFECTS

OF ATOMIC WEAPONS

109)
ON GLAZING AND WINDOW CONSTRUCTION.

ANNEX

3.5 OF SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR’S REPORT OF ATOMIC WEAPON TESTS AT ENIWETOK.
1951.
OPERATION GREENHOUSE
Clark, W.C.

Public Buildings Service, Washington,
Publication Date: Aug. 1951
79 p.
Primary Report No.: WTI-7
Journal Announcement: NSA18
Document Type:

D.C.

Report

Language: English
BS>Various types of wood, steel, and aluminum window construction, glazed
with plastic and different kinds of glass, were installed on four sides of
a test structure during the greenhouse tests in order to determine their
relative resistance to an atomic blast. The degree of protection from
flying glass provided by mounting Venetian blinds, insect screens, and
1/4-in. mesh wire netting on the inside of window openings was also
determined. The best results seem to indicate that the resistances of
different types of glass to an atomic blast are approximately proportional
to their strength in supporting static loads. Glass mounted in a rigid
frame is less likely to be broken than if mounted in a flexible frame which
may be distorted by the blast.
Fragments from wire or safety glass are
less dangerous to personnel than fragments from other types of glass, and
plastic is less likely to break than glass, Commercial types of Venetian
blinds and insect screens afforded littie or no protection against flying
glass fragments at the distance at which tested; however, a blind with some
of the parts reinforced and properly anchored to the window opening would.
probably give some protection at a distance of 3 miles from the explosion
or if closed, would probably give tull protection against heat waves at 2

Miles. Wire netting with 1/4-in. mesh installed on the inside of window

openings proved effective in stopping all except very small glass
fragments. Lightweight, double-hung, wooden windows with sashes glazed with
small panes supported by narrow muntins offer little resistance to an

atomic blast. Although much valuable data were obtained,

it was cOncluded

that additional investigations are needed. (auth)
Descriptors:
ACCIDENTS;
ALUMINUM;
DEFORMATION;
FAILURES;
GLASS;
MAN;
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES;
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS;
POLYMERS;
SAFETY;
SHOCK WAVES;
TESTING;
WEIGHT;
WINDOWS;
WIRES;
WOOD
Subject Codes (NSA): ENGINEERING

109)

THE TREATMENT OF RADIATION INJURY

National Research Council.
Committee on Pathologic Effects of Atomic
Radiation
Publication Date: 1963
23 p.
Primary Report No.: NAS-NRC-Pub-1134
Journal Announcement: NSA18
Document Type:

Report

Language: English
The symptoms andd treatment of acute radiation injuries in man are
discussed. It is pointed out that the acute radiation syndrome following

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