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INTRODUCTION
This is a preliminary report, and therefore, does not give either
coaplete or final results of the work of the verlous projects,
No in-
formation on the construction of the device is included, in order that
the classification may be kept to Secret Restricted Data,
tePELETEsevice was detonated on the north end of Runit Island,
Eniwetok Atoll, at 0625:29,8, May 5, 1956, local tine, as a ground shot.
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ctegnostic experinents included neesurscents on fireba)l yield, radio~ —
everical yield, exterral nzution threshold detectors, alirha transit
Time, perroissnce of the eNS units, ete.
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pile ‘capons, end a variety of weapon effects tests.
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Tne yield was about 39 KT, approstrstely es predicted,.
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