Mortality of Veteran Participants in the CROSSROADS Nuclear Test (1996) / Chapter Skim
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Description of Operation Crossroads
Description of Operation Crossroads
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"the effects of nuclear weapons on ships, equipment, and material." This first nuclear weapon test series at the Pacific Proving Grounds consisted of two detonations, ABLE (detonated at an altitude of 520 feet) and BAKER (detonated 90 feet under water)
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At the time, this was considered to be an amount of radiation that could be tolerated for long periods without any harmful effects on health. Radiological supervision included predicting areas of possible danger, providing trained personnel equipped with radiation survey instruments to act as guides during operations involving potential exposure, and elaboration of rules arid regulations governing conduct in these operations.
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The period after that, however, despite ongoing work in Navy yards and in the atoll on contaminated ships, is officially considered neither the CROSSROADS nor postCROSSROADS period.
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