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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