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Title: Project Trinity 1945-1946

Author: Carl Maag and Steve Rohrer

Posting Date: July 30, 2008 [EBook #548]
Release Date: June, 1996

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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 the
Department of Defense

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Since declassified

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 C