Technical Concept-Operation Bren

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From Abstract: "The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Health Physics Research Reactor is to be attached to a hoist platform on a 1500-ft tower at the Nevada Test Site (NTS). The project is a continuation of the studies commenced in 1956 for evaluating the radiation doses of persons exposed to nuclear weapons, especially the residents of Hiroshima and Nagaski, Japan. Measurements will be made of the energy, angular, and spatial distributions of the radiation from the reactor."

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20 p. : ill.

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Auxier, J. A.; Sanders, F. W.; Haywood, F. F.; Thorngate, J. H. & Cheka, J. S. December 1961.

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  • Corsbie, R. L. "Approved by: R. L. Corsbie, Director, Civil Effects Test Operations."

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  • Main Title: Technical Concept-Operation Bren
  • Added Title: Civil Effects Test Operations Report CEX-62.01
  • Added Title: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Civil Effects Test Operations Office. CEX. Operation Bren
  • Series Title: Civil Effects Test Operations Reports

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From Abstract: "The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Health Physics Research Reactor is to be attached to a hoist platform on a 1500-ft tower at the Nevada Test Site (NTS). The project is a continuation of the studies commenced in 1956 for evaluating the radiation doses of persons exposed to nuclear weapons, especially the residents of Hiroshima and Nagaski, Japan. Measurements will be made of the energy, angular, and spatial distributions of the radiation from the reactor."

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20 p. : ill.

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Auxier, J. A.; Sanders, F. W.; Haywood, F. F.; Thorngate, J. H. & Cheka, J. S. Technical Concept-Operation Bren, report, December 1961; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc13043/: accessed April 25, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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