radiation exposure from in-cloud flights.
Some Observations On Technique
A terse, all-inclusive instruction concerning need for sampling
operations and requirements was restated in preparation for Operation
TRUMPET.
In a memorandum for the Director of Research and Development,
Air Force Special Weapons Center, Captain A. B, Gordon, Assistant Executive
AFOAT-1, stated, "It is planned that debris from each detonation will be
analyzed by AFOAT~1.
Analysis of debris will provide calibration data for
use in diagnostic evaluation of nuclear devices and weapons; special studies
of analytical techniques "> He continued,
It is anticipated that close-in sampling will be conducted
by the 926th Test Squadron (Sampling) under the technical
supervision of a representative from either UCRL, LASL or other
sponsoring agencies, Representative samples of particulate
debris from each shot would be supplied to McClellan Sentral
Laboratory by UCRL, LASL, or other shot sponsors within
approximately 8 hours of shot time,
It is expected that the
following types of samplers may be required:
(1) Close-in air filter samples by use of aircraft for
all U.S. events,
(2) Fall-out and crater samples for surface or near
surface detonation of low yield devices (less than 00 KT),
Gas samples will be collected by the 926th Test Squadron
(Sampling) under the direction of LASL and UCRL represen-
tatives.,
Sample analyses will be performed by laboratories
under contract to AFOAT-1.
It is probable that samples will
be required from no more than ten shots.
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Operation TRUMPET was in planning stages at this time, February 1958.
It was expected to follow Operation HARDTACK,
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