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Operation Roller Coaster, Project Officers Report-Project 2.8, off-Site Survey.

AD839370

Publication Date	1968
Personal Author	Coogan, J. S.
Page Count	98
Abstract	Operation Roller Coaster was a joint United States and United Kingdom experiment to determine plutonium hazards from accidents with plutonium bearing weapons. Four chemical detonations involved such weapons. The U. S. Public Health Service, through a Memorandum of Understanding with the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission and in conjunction with Project Roller Coaster, provided off-site radiological health surveillance. Detectable quantities of plutonium were released to off-site locations, but contamination levels did not present a significant hazard. Sampling methods are described and discussed with recommendations. The biological significance of plutonium is related to hazard evaluation. Certain recommendations are discussed for emergency procedures in the event of an accident. (Author)
Keywords	Nuclear weapons Plutonium Health physics Accidents Hazards Fallout Radiation monitors Radioactive contamination Samplers Explosions Radiobiology Roller coaster operation Double tracks shot
Source Agency	Non Paid Delimited ADS
NTIS Subject Category	57V - Radiobiology
Corporate Authors	Southwestern Radiological Health Lab Las Vegas Nev
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197705

Operation Roller Coaster, Project Officers Report-Project 2.8, off-Site Survey.

Operation Roller Coaster, Project Officers Report-Project 2.8, off-Site Survey.
AD839370

Publication Date	1968
Personal Author	Coogan, J. S.
Page Count	98
Abstract	Operation Roller Coaster was a joint United States and United Kingdom experiment to determine plutonium hazards from accidents with plutonium bearing weapons. Four chemical detonations involved such weapons. The U. S. Public Health Service, through a Memorandum of Understanding with the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission and in conjunction with Project Roller Coaster, provided off-site radiological health surveillance. Detectable quantities of plutonium were released to off-site locations, but contamination levels did not present a significant hazard. Sampling methods are described and discussed with recommendations. The biological significance of plutonium is related to hazard evaluation. Certain recommendations are discussed for emergency procedures in the event of an accident. (Author)
Keywords	Nuclear weapons Plutonium Health physics Accidents Hazards Fallout Radiation monitors Radioactive contamination Samplers Explosions Radiobiology Roller coaster operation Double tracks shot
Source Agency	Non Paid Delimited ADS
NTIS Subject Category	57V - Radiobiology
Corporate Authors	Southwestern Radiological Health Lab Las Vegas Nev
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197705