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Elements of controversy: the Atomic Energy Commission and radiation safety in nuclear weapons testing, 1947-1974

Barton C. Hacker c1994 © University of California Press
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  • 9780520083233 (hardcover)
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  • American: 1900-present
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  • Frontmatter (page N/A)
  • Maps (page xi)
  • Foreword by Bruce W. Church (page xiii)
  • About this Book by William J. Brady (page xv)
  • Introduction: Testing and Radiological Safety (page 1)
  • 1. Operation Sandstone: The AEC Test Program Begins, 1947-1948 (page 10)
  • 2. A Continental Test Site: Operation Greenhouse and Ranger 1948-1951 (page 36)
  • 3. Developing Weapons and Tactics in Nevada (page 60)
  • 4. Testing Jeopardized: Fallout from Ivy and Upshot-Knothole, 1952-1953 (page 82)
  • 5. The cost of Sheep: Fallout and the Future of Nevada's Testing (page 106)
  • 6. Operation Castle, 1954 (page 131)
  • 7. Routinization and Controversy: Accelerated Testing and Rising Public Concern, 1955-1956 (page 159)
  • 8. Atmospheric Testing Challenged: Safety Issues and the Test Ban Movement, 1956-1961 (page 185)
  • 9 From Moratorium to Test Ban: Radiation Safety in Transition, 1961-1964 (page 211)
  • 10. Testing Underground: The New Character of Radiation Safety, 1964-1974 (page 236)
  • Epilogue: After the AEC, 1975-1990 (page 259)
  • Appendix (page 281)
  • Acronyms and Abbreviations (page 283)
  • Notes (page 291)
  • Bibliography (page 491)
  • Test Index (page 565)
  • Notes Index (page 591)
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JAH 82.2 (Sep. 1995): 820-821 http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0021-8723%28199509%2982%3A2%3C820%3AEOCTAE%3E2.0.CO%3B2-X
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