Open AccessRadiological effluents released from nuclear rocket and ramjet engine tests at the Nevada Test Site 1959 through 1969: Fact Book
Author(s) -
H. N. Friesen
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/101088
Subject(s) - las vegas , test site , ramjet , radiological weapon , rocket (weapon) , rocket engine , aeronautics , environmental science , engineering , aerospace engineering , geology , archaeology , mining engineering , geography , combustor , combustion , medicine , chemistry , metropolitan area , organic chemistry , radiology
Nuclear rocket and ramjet engine tests were conducted on the Nevada Test Site (NTS) in Area 25 and Area 26, about 80 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, from July 1959 through September 1969. This document presents a brief history of the nuclear rocket engine tests, information on the off-site radiological monitoring, and descriptions of the tests