1090th USAF Special Reporting Group
1083rd USAF Special Reporting Squadron
Operations:

A total of 71 self-recording instrument stations were

installed at islands and reefs of both atolls.
Shots:

All.

Radiation Exposure Potential:

Moderate

(gauge installation and

pickup).
Staffing:

Nineteen men were associated with this project, five from

BRL; two from the 1090th, one from the 1083rd, and eleven from the
930lst (six Air Force and five Army).
the rest, military.
Project Report:

Those from BRL were civilians,

The group's exposures are presented in Table 19.

Reference 44.

Project 1.3 -~- Dynamic Pressure Measurements

Agency:

Sandia Corporation (SC)

Operations:

Instrumentation was installed at various stations to

measure the theoretical relationship between dynamic pressure and
overpressure to evaluate gauges.
Shots:

All.

Radiation Exposure Potential:

Moderate

(data recovery and gauge

Placement in contaminated areas).
Staffing:

Two civilians from SC received totals of 1.315 R and

1.195 R; however, this should not be uniquely associated with this
Project as the same two men are also cited in the project report for
Project 1. 2a.
Project Report:

Reference 43.

Project 1.4 -- Underwater Pressure Measurements
Agencies:

Office of Naval Research

(ONR)

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
David Taylor Model Basin (DTMB)

Naval Ordnance Laboratory (NOL)
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