Lo one
te ee
limitations on such activities at the Pacific Proving Ground
( PG).
portion of the experimental program of heaviest DOD participat
The
on is
emphasized.
The chapter concludes with a description of Joint Task Fore e 7
the organization that conducted Operation CASTLE, and indicates
(JTF 7),
how the DOD
elements within JTF 7 functioned.
Chapter 2 is concerned with the radiological safety (radsaffe)
of the tests.
This chapter documents the procedures, training,
aspects
and equip-
ment used to protect participants from the radiation exposure } nherent in
the test operations.
Chapter 3 focuses on the role of the DOD in the experimenta l program
of CASTLE in general, leading to a discussion of the DOD operaffions for
the test events in particular in Chapters 4 and 5.
Chapter 4 4d iscusses
the BRAVO detonation, and Chapter 5 presents the detonations fq llowing
BRAVO.
Chapters 6 through 9 report participation by the Army, Na
and Marine Corps, respectively.
, Air Force,
Chapter 10 summarizes the par icipation
of other government agencies and contractors.
A listing of pa ticipating
units and a statistical characterization of their personnel ex osures are
included in these chapters.
The personnel exposures are discu sed in
Chapter ll.
Appendixes include:
A -- Radsafe-related documents prepar ld for
CASTLE; B -- Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, Acronyms, and U its;
C -- Island Synonyms; and D -- Index of Participating Organiza ions.
NUCLEAR TESTS AND RADIATION EXPOSURES
Nuclear testing before 1963 usually consisted of the uncon ined detonation of nuclear devices (usually not weapons)
in the atmosph re.
The
devices might be placed on a platform or a barge on the surfac , Placed
atop a tower, supported by a balloon, dropped from an airplane
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or flown