U.S. NUCLEAR TEST RADIATION EXPOSURE REPORTS

U.S. NUCLEAR TEST RADIATION EXPOSURE REPORTS

Below are links to publications produced by the Department of Defense regarding atomic tests. By clicking on the publication numbers listed below you can access electronic versions of the documents available as Adobe PDF files.

Unit Radiation Exposure Reports

DNA-5512
Radiation Dose Reconstruction US Occupation Forces in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan
 

DNA-TR-82-05 Volume I - Basic Report
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Naval Units at Operation CROSSROADS Volume I - Basic Report
 

DNA-TR-82-05 Volume II - Target Ships
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Naval Units at Operation CROSSROADS Volume II - Target Ships
 

DNA-TR-82-05 Volume III - Support Ships
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Naval Units at Operation CROSSROADS Volume III - Support Ships
 

DNA-TR-83-13
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Naval Personnel at Operation SANDSTONE
 

DNA-TR-82-15
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Naval Personnel at Operation GREENHOUSE
 

DNA-TR-85-390
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Personnel on the Residence Islands of Enewetak Atoll after Operation GREEHOUSE
 

DNA-TR-87-116
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Military Participants: Exercises Desert Rock I, II, and III - Operation BUSTER-JANGLE
 

DNA-TR-85-277
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Observers and Maneuver Troops: Exercise Desert Rock IV - Operation TUMBLER-SNAPPER
 

DNA-TR-82-98
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Naval Personnel at Operation IVY
 

DNA-5742F
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Troop Observers, Exercise Desert Rock V - Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE
 

DNA-TR-82-03
Analysis of Radiation Exposure, 2nd Marine Corps Provisional Atomic Exercise Brigade, Exercise Desert Rock V - Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE
 

DNA-TR-84-303
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Maneuver Units, Exercise Desert Rock V - Operation UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE
 

DNA-TR-84-6
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Naval Personnel at Operation CASTLE
 

DNA-TR-89-256
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Additional Naval Personnel at Operation CASTLE - Supplemental Report
 

DNA-TR-86-120
Analysis of Radiation Exposure - Service Personnel on Rongerik Atoll - Operation CASTLE - Shot Bravo
 

DNA-5354F
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Troop Observers, Exercise Desert Rock VI - Operation TEAPOT
 

DNA-TR-83-07
Analysis of Radiation Exposure, Task Force Razor, Exercise Desert Rock VI - Operation TEAPOT
 

DNA-TR-84-13
Analysis of Radiation Exposure, 3rd Marine Corps Provisional Atomic Exercise Brigade, Exercise Desert Rock VI, Operation TEAPOT
 

DNA-4747F
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Task Force Warrior Shot Smoky, Exercise Desert Rock VII - VIII - Operation PLUMBBOB
 

DNA-4772F
Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Task Force Big Bang, Shot Galileo, Exercise Desert Rock VII - VIII - Operation PLUMBBOB
 

DNA-5774F
Analysis of Radiation Exposure, 4th Marine Corps Provisional Atomic Exercise Brigade, Exercise Desert Rock VII - Operation PLUMBBOB

Dose Reconstruction Methodology Reports

DNA-TR-84-119
Internal Dose Assessment - Operation CROSSROADS
 

DNA-TR-84-405
Neutron Exposure for DOD Nuclear Test Personnel
 

DNA-TR-85-317
Low Level Internal Dose Screen - CONUS Tests
 

DNA-TR-88-260
Low Level Internal Dose Screen - Oceanic Tests
 

DTRA-TR-07-03
Considerations on Estimating Upper Bounds of Neutron Doses to Military Participants at Atmospheric Nuclear Tests
 

DTRA-TR-07-04
Screening Doses for Induction of Cancers Calculated with the Interactive RadioEpidemiological Program (IREP)
 

DTRA-TR-07-05
Bounding Analysis of Effects of Fractionation of Radionuclides in Fallout on Estimation of Doses to Atomic Veterans
 

DTRA-TR-07-11
FIIDOS, A Computer Code for the Computation of Fallout Inhalation and Ingestion Dose to Organs
 

DTRA-TR-09-13
A Probabilistic Approach to Uncertainty Analysis in NTPR Radiation Dose Assessments
 

DTRA-TR-09-14
Evaluation of Generic 3X Upper Bound Factor Used in Reconstructing External Gamma Doses to Military Participants at Atmospheric Nuclear Weapon Tests
 

DTRA-TR-09-15
Derivation of Effective Resuspension Factors in Scenarios for Inhalation Exposure Involving Resuspension of Previously Deposited Fallout by Nuclear Detonations at Nevada Test Site
 

DTRA-TR-09-16
Radiation Doses to Skin From Dermal Contamination
 

DTRA-TR-10-29
A Technical Approach to Expedited Processing of NTPR Radiation Dose Assessments
 

DTRA-TR-11-01
Compendium of Proposed NTPR Expedited Processing Groups
 

DTRA-TR-15-044
Technical Basis for Expedited Processing of Radiation Dose Assessments for NTPR Hiroshima and Nagasaki Participants
 

DTRA-TR-15-058
Plutonium Bioassay Testing of U.S. Atmospheric Nuclear Test Participants and U.S. Occupation Forces of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan

Associated Reports

The Effects of Nuclear Weapons
Compiled and Edited: Glasstone and Dolan
 

DNA-TR-84-338
RADIAC Instruments and Film Badges Used at Atmospheric Nuclear Tests
 

DNA-1251-1-EX
Compilation of Local Fallout Data From Test Detonations 1945-1962, Vol I: CONUS Test Series
 

DNA-1251-2-EX
Compilation of Local Fallout Data From Test Detonations 1945-1962, Vol II: Oceanic Test Series
 

DNA-6041F
For the Record - A History of the Nuclear Test Personnel Review Program, 1978 - 1993

Biological Effects Reports

DTRA-TR-12-033
Biological Effects of Nuclear Explosions (BENE) Domain Guide
 

WT-923
Operation CASTLE Project 4.1 - Study of Response of Human Beings Accidentally Exposed to Significant Fallout Radiation
 

WT-936
Operation CASTLE Project 4.1 (Addendum) - Nature and Extent of Internal Radioactive Contamination of Human Beings, Plants, and Animals Exposed to Fallout
 

WT-937
Operation CASTLE Project 4.1a -  Medical Examination of Rongelap People Six Months After Exposure of Fallout
 

WT-938
Operation CASTLE Project 4.1 (Addendum) - Exposure of Marshall Islanders and American Military Personnel to Fallout
 

WT-939
Operation CASTLE Project 4.1 (Addendum) - Physical Factors and Dosimetry in the Marshall Island Radiation Exposures
 

WT-954
Operation CASTLE Project 2.7a - Radioactivity of Open Sea Plankton Samples
 

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