PROJECT TRINITY

1945-1946

by

Carl Maag and Steve Rohrer

United States Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Tests
Nuclear Test Personnel Review

Prepared by the Defense Nuclear Agency as Executive Agency for theDepartment of Defense

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CONTENTS:

LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE FACT SHEET PREFACE

CHAPTERS:

1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Historical Background of Project TRINITY 1.2 The Project TRINITY Site 1.3 The Project TRINITY Organization 1.4 Military and Civilian Participants in Project TRINITY

2 THE ACTIVITIES AT PROJECT TRINITY 2.1 Preshot Activities 2.2 Detonation and Postshot Activities 2.3 Activities after 16 July 1945

3 RADIATION PROTECTION AT PROJECT TRINITY 3.1 Organization 3.2 Site Monitoring Group 3.3 Offsite Monitoring Group

4 DOSIMETRY ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPANTS IN PROJECT TRINITY 4.1 Film Badge Records 4.2 Gamma Radiation Exposure

REFERENCE LIST

LIST OF FIGURES

1-1 Location of Alamogordo Bombing Range 1-2 TRINITY Site and Major Installations 1-3 Tent Used as Guard Post at Project TRINITY 1-4 Truck Used as Guard Post at Project TRINITY 1-5 Organization of Project TRINITY 2-1 The TRINITY Shot-tower 2-2 The TRINITY Detonation, 0530 Hours, 16 July 1945 2-3 The South Shelter (Control Point) 2-4 Inside One of the Shelters 2-5 The Base Camp, Headquarters for Project TRINITY 2-5 The Base Camp, Headquarters for Project TRINITY 2-6 Project TRINITY Personnel Wearing Protective Clothing 2-7 "JUMBO" after the TRINITY Detonation

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in this volume:

  AEC Atomic Energy Commission
  DOD Department of Defense
  LASL Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
  MAUD [Committee for the] Military Application of Uranium Detonation
  MED Manhattan Engineer District
  R/h roentgens per hour
  UTM Universal Transverse Mercator

REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE

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  1. REPORT NUMBER: DNA 6028F
  2. GOVT ACCESSION NO.:
  3. RECIPIENT'S CATALOG NUMBER:
  4. TITLE (and Subtitle): PROJECT TRINITY 1945-1946
  5. TYPE OF REPORT & PERIOD COVERED: Final Report
  6. PERFORMING ORG. REPORT NUMBER: JRB 2-816-03-423-00
  7. AUTHOR(S): Carl Maag, Steve Rorer
  8. CONTRACT OR GRANT NUMBER(S): DNA 001-79-C-0473
  9. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS:
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