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

Hacker, Barton C.

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

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)

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

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