SEDAN, which are discussed in section 4.21.
December 1961 and SEDAN on 6 July 1962.
GNOME was conducted on 10
A number of DOD participants in these
two events also took part in DOMINIC II.
In many cases, their recorded doses
were cumulative, covering their participation in both DOMINIC II and the
PLOWSHARE events.
For this reason, the combined totals are provided for
DOMINIC II, GNOME, and SEDAN, as is shown below:
Summary of External Doses for Operation DOMINIC II
and for GNOME and SEDAN of the PLOWSHARE Program as of 1 May 1986
Gamma Dose (rem)
0-0.5
0.5-1
1-3
3-5
Army
1,184
163
101
Navy
61
19
235
Marine Corps
Civilian DOD
Participants
Air Force
5-10
10+
2
0
0
32
0
1
0
28
14
1
0
.
37
8
16
1
8)
0
638
21
10
0
0
0
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4.21 PLOWSHARE PROGRAM.
Conducted from 1961 to 1973, the PLOWSHARE Program consisted of 27
nuclear detonations, four of which occurred before the signing of the 1963
limited test ban treaty.
The detonations, all of which had yields of no more
than 200 kilotons, were staged at the NTS and other sites in Colorado and New
Mexico.
The tests were all subsurface, being either shaft or cratering shots
(25: 1).
As indicated by the following table,
this section discusses only Projects
GNOME and SEDAN, the first two PLOWSHARE events.
These two shots were
selected for consideration because they were conducted during the period of
U.S. atmospheric testing and they had documented, although limited, DOD
participation.
In addition,
the extant sources were sufficient in number and
detail to enable a summation of the events (25: 1).
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