Teapot Test Series
Nuclear Test Wasp Prime
Detonated: 29 March 1955
Time: 1800 GMT
TYPE OF DETONATION: Tower
ALTITUDE OF DETONATION: 150 m (above ground)
REPORTED YIELD: 14 kilotons
RADIOIODINE (I-131) PRODUCED: 2.0 x 10E6 curies
STABILIZED CLOUD HEIGHT: Top 9.8 km, msl;
Base 6.7 km, msl
MEASUREMENTS AVAILABLE FROM GROUND-LEVEL COLLECTORS: Yes
RADIOIODINE IN COUNTIES WITHOUT GROUND-LEVEL COLLECTORS
ESTIMATED BY: Kriging
CLOSE-IN FALLOUT PATTERN AVAILABLE: Yes
NUCLEAR TEST INFORMATION
SERIES: Teapot NAME: Wasp Prime
DATE: 29 March 1955 TIME: 1800 GMT
TYPE OF DETONATION: Airdrop
ALTITUDE OF DETONATION: 225 m (above ground)
REPORTED YIELD: 3 kilotons
RADIOIODINE (I-131) PRODUCED: 4.5 x 10E5 curies
STABILIZED CLOUD HEIGHT: Top 9.8 km, msl;
Base no report
MEASUREMENTS AVAILABLE FROM GROUND-LEVEL COLLECTORS: Yes
RADIOIODINE IN COUNTIES WITHOUT GROUND-LEVEL COLLECTORS
ESTIMATED BY: Kriging
CLOSE-IN FALLOUT PATTERN AVAILABLE: No
Trajectory and Fallout Characteristics
Teapot, Apple 1 and Wasp Prime
Tests Apple 1 and Wasp Prime are combined in the deposition analysis, as
explained below. However, the close-in fallout pattern was determined only for
Apple 1, a powerful tower burst.
Close-In Fallout
The distribution of measured Close-In Fallout (CIF) for test Apple 1 is
depicted in Fig.TP/7/X. The axis of the deposition pattern extended to the
east-northeast then turned to the east beyond 160 km from the explosion site.
The rather narrow pattern crossed both Iron and Washington Counties of Utah then
extended into western Kane County, a distance of about 345 km from the
detonation site. The first 160 km lay beneath the 5.6 km trajectory but then
the CIF axis curved to the right taking an angle halfway between the 5.6 and 9.2
kilometer trajectories.
No Close-In-Fallout or Town Data Base estimates were available from test
Wasp Prime. Because it was a small yield airdrop test, detonated only five
hours after the powerful Apple 1, any of the above two sets of measurements
would have been masked by the heavy deposited radioactivity of Apple 1. The
County Data Base includes depositions from both Apple 1 and Wasp Prime.
Town Data Base, Apple 1
The pattern of Town Data Base (TDB) fallout observations extends eastward across
south-central Lincoln County and covers most of the northern-half of Washington
County, Utah (Fig.TP/7/TDB). This is generally consistent with the CIF
distribution shown in Fig.TP/7/X. There are some significant TDB depositions
outside the outermost contour of the CIF pattern. These are in north-central
portion of area 1 and northwest portion of area 2 of Lincoln County and one
isolated observation in east-central portion of area 2 of Clark County.
Where the TDB pattern overlapped the CIF contours the fallout values
compared quite well.
County Data Base
Nearly every county in the County Data Base (CDB) region east of a north-
south line through NTS was estimated to have received some fallout, as shown
Fig.TP/7/TCDB, from the combined tests Apple 1 and Wasp Prime. However the
manner is obscure in which depositions extended unbroken from NTS to the
southern borders of Arizona and New Mexico, even in moderate amounts, and into
northeast Nevada and southwest Idaho when none of the upper air trajectories of
either test approached those areas. However, the fallout in southwest Idaho did
not occur until the fourth day after the detonation of Apple 1 (Figure TP/7/F)
when most trajectories had left the United States (Figures TP/7a/T and TP/7b/T).
It is possible that a low-pressure system to the west of NTS, mentioned by List
(1956), carried low-level debris northward on south winds from beneath the two
3-km msl trajectories that moved northeastward from NTS after each of the two
explosions.
The heaviest fallout occurred eastward from NTS where the upper two
trajectories of Apple 1 and the highest trajectory of Wasp Prime traversed;
these were in Lincoln County (NV), Iron, Garfield and Kane counties of Utah.
Upper-Air Trajectories
The upper-air trajectories for Apple 1 and for Wasp Prime are shown on
Figures TP/7a/T and TP/7b/T, respectively. The 3-km trajectories for both tests
followed similar paths to the northeast into Canada and the 9.2 km trajectories
for both tests moved southeastward and then eastward across the southern tier of
states to the east coast. However, the 5.6 km trajectory for Apple 1 moved far
to the south crossing the Gulf of Mexico to southern Florida and the Bahamas
while the slower 5.6 km trajectory of Wasp Prime crossed the central United
States to southeast Virginia.
As far as fallout is concerned, the two tests, Apple 1 and Wasp Prime, are
being treated as one event because Wasp Prime was exploded only five hours after
Apple 1 making it impossible to distinguish between the fallout patterns of the
two tests. Deposition of radioactive iodine (I-131) was widespread over the U.S.
following these two tests with California being the only state without
depositions (Fig.TP/7/F). As the two 3.0 km trajectories moved northeastward
and the 5.6 km trajectory of Apple 1 moved southeastward with both 9.2 km
trajectories, fallout spread eastward between the two sets as far as eastern New
Mexico and Colorado. As the trajectories moved eastward, fallout generally kept
pace with the slower 3.0 and 5.6 km trajectories but also remained in the
southwest as delayed deposition. The 9.2 km trajectories moved rapidly eastward
and seemed to provide no immediate fallout. The lack of GF sites in the
southwest half of New Mexico is unfortunate since the CDB map, Fig.TP/7/TCDB,
shows that the entire state received some fallout. Deposition may have covered
the entire state on the second day after detonation since GF data showed that
Arizona was covered on the second day.
By the fourth day (1200 GMT, 1 April to 1200 GMT, 2 April), fallout, wet
(in the northwest and southeast) and dry (in the southwest), was widespread
between the longitudes of western Pennsylvania and Nevada and moved into New
England on the fifth day. Widespread fallout continued from the Rocky Mountains
to New England through the eighth day but average values tapered down to light
fallout by the eighth day (1200 GMT, 5 April to 1200 GMT, 6 April).
Almost all the depositions lagged behind the trajectories as delayed
fallout. The slow and uneven eastward movement of the 5.6 km trajectory of Wasp
Prime may have "carried" much of the fallout that spread across the middle
portions of the country.
Reference
List, R.J., 1956: Radioactive Fallout in North America from Operation Teapot.
U.S. Weather Bureau, Washington, DC. NYO-4696, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
February 1956.
Figure TP/7/X. Map of close-in exposure rates, prepared by EG&G for the Department
of Energy, related to the test APPLE 1 of 29 March 1955.
Figure TP/7/TDB/F. Estimated I-131 depositions, for each station of the
Town Data Base, resulting from the test APPLE 1 of 29 March 1955.
The symbols indicate the range of I-131 deposition, denoted as DEP: . for DEP=0;
1 for DEP between 0 and 3 nCi m-2; 2 for DEP between 3 and 10 nCi m-2;
3 for DEP between 10 and 30 nCi m-2; 4 for DEP between 30 and 100 nCi m-2;
5 for DEP between 100 and 300 nCi m-2; 6 for DEP between 300 and 1,000 nCi m-2;
7 for DEP between 1,000 and 3,000 nCi m-2; 8 for DEP between 3,000 and 10,000
nCi m-2; 9 for DEP between 10,000 and 30,000 nCi m-2; A for DEP between 30,000
and 100,000 nCi m-2; B for DEP greater than 100,000 nCi m-2.
Figure TP/7/TDB/TOA. Estimated initial time of arrival of fallout, for
each station of the Town Data Base, resulting from the test APPLE 1 of 29
March 1955.
The symbols indicate the range of initial time of arrival of fallout,
denoted as TOA: . if there is no deposition;
1 for TOA less than 3 hours;
2 for TOA between 3 and 10 hours; and
3 for TOA between 10 and 30 hours.
Table TP/7/TDB. Estimates of median I-131 depositions per unit area of ground
at the Town Data Base sites following the shot APPLE1
detonated 3/29/1955.
Test Test Site State County Sub- I-131 GSD Deposition
name date code county deposition weight
(y/mo/d) (nCi/m2)
APPLE1 550329 1 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 2 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 3 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0035
APPLE1 550329 4 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 5 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 6 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 7 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 8 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 9 NV LINCOLN 1 170.9 1.8 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 10 NV LINCOLN 1 333.6 1.8 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 11 NV LINCOLN 1 582.1 1.7 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 12 NV LINCOLN 1 1539.7 2.1 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 13 NV LINCOLN 1 1967.4 1.8 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 14 NV LINCOLN 1 1879.9 1.4 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 15 NV LINCOLN 1 2734.4 1.4 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 16 NV LINCOLN 1 5468.7 1.4 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 17 NV LINCOLN 1 2136.2 1.4 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 18 NV LINCOLN 1 2814.8 1.4 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 19 NV LINCOLN 1 939.9 1.5 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 20 NV LINCOLN 1 700.7 1.5 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 21 NV LINCOLN 1 444.3 1.4 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 22 NV LINCOLN 1 290.2 1.4 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 23 NV LINCOLN 1 333.3 1.4 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 24 NV LINCOLN 1 204.7 1.4 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 25 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 26 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0035
APPLE1 550329 27 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 28 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0035
APPLE1 550329 29 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 30 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0035
APPLE1 550329 31 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 32 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0348
APPLE1 550329 33 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0035
APPLE1 550329 34 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0035
APPLE1 550329 35 NV LINCOLN 1 0.0 1.0 0.0035
APPLE1 550329 36 NV LINCOLN 2 66.3 1.6 0.1515
APPLE1 550329 37 NV LINCOLN 2 16415.9 2.6 0.0152
APPLE1 550329 38 NV LINCOLN 2 613.0 1.6 0.0152
APPLE1 550329 39 NV LINCOLN 2 13770.4 1.4 0.1515
APPLE1 550329 40 NV LINCOLN 2 4301.7 1.4 0.1515
APPLE1 550329 41 NV LINCOLN 2 1804.8 1.5 0.1515
APPLE1 550329 42 NV LINCOLN 2 755.2 1.5 0.1515
APPLE1 550329 43 NV LINCOLN 2 1458.4 1.5 0.1515
APPLE1 550329 44 NV LINCOLN 2 335.7 1.4 0.0152
APPLE1 550329 45 NV LINCOLN 2 129.1 1.4 0.0152
Table TP/7/TDB (continued)
Test Test Site State County Sub- I-131 GSD Deposition
name date code county deposition weight
(y/mo/d) (nCi/m2)
APPLE1 550329 46 NV LINCOLN 2 137.5 1.4 0.0152
APPLE1 550329 47 NV LINCOLN 2 463.1 1.4 0.0152
APPLE1 550329 48 NV NYE 1 0.0 1.0 0.1389
APPLE1 550329 49 NV NYE 1 0.0 1.0 0.1389
APPLE1 550329 50 NV NYE 1 0.0 1.0 0.1389
APPLE1 550329 51 NV NYE 1 0.0 1.0 0.1389
APPLE1 550329 52 NV NYE 1 0.0 1.0 0.0139
APPLE1 550329 53 NV NYE 1 0.0 1.0 0.0139
APPLE1 550329 54 NV NYE 1 0.0 1.0 0.1389
APPLE1 550329 55 NV NYE 1 0.0 1.0 0.1389
APPLE1 550329 56 NV NYE 1 0.0 1.0 0.1389
APPLE1 550329 57 NV NYE 2 353.2 1.4 0.0046
APPLE1 550329 58 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0046
APPLE1 550329 59 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0046
APPLE1 550329 60 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0046
APPLE1 550329 61 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 62 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0046
APPLE1 550329 63 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 64 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0046
APPLE1 550329 65 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 66 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 67 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 68 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 69 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 70 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 71 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 72 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 73 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 74 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 75 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 76 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 77 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 78 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 79 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0046
APPLE1 550329 80 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 81 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0046
APPLE1 550329 82 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 83 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 84 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 85 NV NYE 2 0.0 1.0 0.0459
APPLE1 550329 86 NV NYE 3 0.0 1.0 0.2439
APPLE1 550329 87 NV NYE 3 0.0 1.0 0.0244
APPLE1 550329 88 NV NYE 3 0.0 1.0 0.0244
APPLE1 550329 89 NV NYE 3 0.0 1.0 0.0244
APPLE1 550329 90 NV NYE 3 0.0 1.0 0.0244
APPLE1 550329 91 NV NYE 3 0.0 1.0 0.2439
APPLE1 550329 92 NV NYE 3 0.0 1.0 0.0244
Table TP/7/TDB (continued)
Test Test Site State County Sub- I-131 GSD Deposition
name date code county deposition weight
(y/mo/d) (nCi/m2)
APPLE1 550329 93 NV NYE 3 0.0 1.0 0.2439
APPLE1 550329 94 NV NYE 3 0.0 1.0 0.0244
APPLE1 550329 95 NV NYE 3 0.0 1.0 0.0244
APPLE1 550329 96 NV NYE 3 0.0 1.0 0.0244
APPLE1 550329 97 NV NYE 3 0.0 1.0 0.0244
APPLE1 550329 98 NV NYE 3 0.0 1.0 0.0244
APPLE1 550329 99 NV NYE 3 0.0 1.0 0.0244
APPLE1 550329 100 NV CLARK 1 0.0 1.0 0.0769
APPLE1 550329 101 NV CLARK 1 0.0 1.0 0.0769
APPLE1 550329 102 NV CLARK 1 0.0 1.0 0.0769
APPLE1 550329 103 NV CLARK 1 0.0 1.0 0.0769
APPLE1 550329 104 NV CLARK 1 0.0 1.0 0.0769
APPLE1 550329 105 NV CLARK 1 0.0 1.0 0.0769
APPLE1 550329 106 NV CLARK 1 0.0 1.0 0.0769
APPLE1 550329 107 NV CLARK 1 0.0 1.0 0.0769
APPLE1 550329 108 NV CLARK 1 0.0 1.0 0.0769
APPLE1 550329 109 NV CLARK 1 0.0 1.0 0.0769
APPLE1 550329 110 NV CLARK 1 0.0 1.0 0.0769
APPLE1 550329 111 NV CLARK 1 0.0 1.0 0.0769
APPLE1 550329 112 NV CLARK 1 0.0 1.0 0.0769
APPLE1 550329 113 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.0102
APPLE1 550329 114 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.1020
APPLE1 550329 115 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.0102
APPLE1 550329 116 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.1020
APPLE1 550329 117 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.1020
APPLE1 550329 118 NV CLARK 2 268.2 1.4 0.1020
APPLE1 550329 119 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.1020
APPLE1 550329 120 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.1020
APPLE1 550329 121 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.0102
APPLE1 550329 122 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.1020
APPLE1 550329 123 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.0102
APPLE1 550329 124 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.1020
APPLE1 550329 125 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.0102
APPLE1 550329 126 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.0102
APPLE1 550329 127 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.1020
APPLE1 550329 128 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.0102
APPLE1 550329 129 NV CLARK 2 0.0 1.0 0.0102
APPLE1 550329 130 NV CLARK 3 0.0 1.0 0.3333
APPLE1 550329 131 NV CLARK 3 0.0 1.0 0.3333
APPLE1 550329 132 NV CLARK 3 0.0 1.0 0.3333
APPLE1 550329 133 NV ESMERALDA 1 0.0 1.0 0.7143
APPLE1 550329 134 NV ESMERALDA 1 0.0 1.0 0.0714
APPLE1 550329 135 NV ESMERALDA 1 0.0 1.0 0.0714
APPLE1 550329 136 NV ESMERALDA 1 0.0 1.0 0.0714
APPLE1 550329 137 NV ESMERALDA 1 0.0 1.0 0.0714
APPLE1 550329 138 NV ESMERALDA 2 0.0 1.0 0.2500
APPLE1 550329 139 NV ESMERALDA 2 0.0 1.0 0.2500
Table TP/7/TDB (continued)
Test Test Site State County Sub- I-131 GSD Deposition
name date code county deposition weight
(y/mo/d) (nCi/m2)
APPLE1 550329 140 NV ESMERALDA 2 0.0 1.0 0.2500
APPLE1 550329 141 NV ESMERALDA 2 0.0 1.0 0.2500
APPLE1 550329 142 UT WASHINGTON 1 373.6 1.4 0.2439
APPLE1 550329 143 UT WASHINGTON 1 178.7 1.4 0.2439
APPLE1 550329 144 UT WASHINGTON 1 1532.6 1.4 0.2439
APPLE1 550329 145 UT WASHINGTON 1 1698.6 1.4 0.2439
APPLE1 550329 146 UT WASHINGTON 1 3405.7 1.4 0.0244
APPLE1 550329 147 UT WASHINGTON 2 0.0 1.0 0.0179
APPLE1 550329 148 UT WASHINGTON 2 0.0 1.0 0.1786
APPLE1 550329 149 UT WASHINGTON 2 0.0 1.0 0.0179
APPLE1 550329 150 UT WASHINGTON 2 0.0 1.0 0.1786
APPLE1 550329 151 UT WASHINGTON 2 0.0 1.0 0.1786
APPLE1 550329 152 UT WASHINGTON 2 0.0 1.0 0.1786
APPLE1 550329 153 UT WASHINGTON 2 0.0 1.0 0.1786
APPLE1 550329 154 UT WASHINGTON 2 0.0 1.0 0.0179
APPLE1 550329 155 UT WASHINGTON 2 0.0 1.0 0.0179
APPLE1 550329 156 UT WASHINGTON 2 161.5 1.4 0.0179
APPLE1 550329 157 UT WASHINGTON 2 212.9 1.4 0.0179
APPLE1 550329 158 UT WASHINGTON 3 0.0 1.0 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 159 UT WASHINGTON 3 0.0 1.0 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 160 UT WASHINGTON 3 0.0 1.0 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 161 UT WASHINGTON 3 0.0 1.0 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 162 UT WASHINGTON 3 0.0 1.0 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 163 UT WASHINGTON 3 0.0 1.0 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 164 UT WASHINGTON 3 0.0 1.0 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 165 UT WASHINGTON 3 0.0 1.0 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 166 UT WASHINGTON 3 0.0 1.0 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 167 UT WASHINGTON 3 0.0 1.0 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 168 UT WASHINGTON 3 0.0 1.0 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 169 UT WASHINGTON 3 0.0 1.0 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 170 UT WASHINGTON 3 0.0 1.0 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 171 UT WASHINGTON 3 0.0 1.0 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 172 UT WASHINGTON 3 203.6 2.7 0.0625
APPLE1 550329 173 UT WASHINGTON 3 1272.6 1.4 0.0625
Figure TP/7/TCDB.
Table TP/7/CDB. Estimates of median I-131 depositions per unit area of ground
in the County Data Base area following the shot APPLE1
detonated 3/29/1955.
TEST TEST State County FIPS I-131 GSD
name date code deposition
(y/mo/d) (nCi/m2)
APPLE1 550329 AZ APACHE 4001 164.3 1.9
APPLE1 550329 AZ COCHISE 4003 8.2 1.7
APPLE1 550329 AZ GILA 4007 41.1 1.7
APPLE1 550329 AZ GRAHAM 4009 24.6 1.7
APPLE1 550329 AZ GREENLEE 4011 24.6 1.7
APPLE1 550329 AZ MARICOPA 4013 8.3 1.5
APPLE1 550329 AZ NAVAJO 4017 83.0 1.9
APPLE1 550329 AZ PIMA 4019 8.2 1.5
APPLE1 550329 AZ PINAL 4021 8.2 1.7
APPLE1 550329 AZ SANTA CRUZ 4023 8.2 1.7
APPLE1 550329 AZ YAVAPAI 4025 41.5 1.7
APPLE1 550329 AZ YUMA 4027 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 AZ MOHAVE1 4151 338.1 1.7
APPLE1 550329 AZ MOHAVE2 4152 255.4 1.7
APPLE1 550329 AZ MOHAVE3 4153 42.4 1.9
APPLE1 550329 AZ MOHAVE4 4154 42.4 1.9
APPLE1 550329 AZ COCONINO1 4501 338.1 1.7
APPLE1 550329 AZ COCONINO2 4502 168.5 1.7
APPLE1 550329 AZ COCONINO3 4503 84.2 1.5
APPLE1 550329 CA LOS ANGELE 6037 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 CA MONO 6051 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 CA SAN BERNAD 6071 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 CA INYO1 6271 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 CA INYO2 6272 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 CA INYO3 6273 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 CO DELTA 8029 16.0 1.7
APPLE1 550329 CO DOLORES 8033 80.4 1.9
APPLE1 550329 CO GARFIELD 8045 47.7 1.7
APPLE1 550329 CO LA PLATA 8067 160.8 1.9
APPLE1 550329 CO MESA 8077 39.8 1.5
APPLE1 550329 CO MOFFAT 8081 32.3 1.9
APPLE1 550329 CO MONTEZUMA 8083 161.4 1.9
APPLE1 550329 CO MONTROSE 8085 72.3 1.9
APPLE1 550329 CO OURAY 8091 16.0 1.9
APPLE1 550329 CO RIO BLANCO 8103 40.3 1.9
APPLE1 550329 CO SAN JUAN 8111 16.0 1.9
APPLE1 550329 CO SAN MIGUEL 8113 40.0 1.9
APPLE1 550329 ID ADA 16001 16.0 1.5
APPLE1 550329 ID BANNOCK 16005 24.4 1.5
APPLE1 550329 ID BEAR LAKE 16007 24.4 1.7
APPLE1 550329 ID BINGHAM 16011 48.9 1.7
APPLE1 550329 ID BONNEVILLE 16019 16.1 1.7
APPLE1 550329 ID CANYON 16027 8.0 1.7
APPLE1 550329 ID CARIBOU 16029 24.4 1.7
APPLE1 550329 ID CASSIA 16031 8.1 1.7
Table TP/7/CDB (continued)
TEST TEST State County FIPS I-131 GSD
name date code deposition
(y/mo/d) (nCi/m2)
APPLE1 550329 ID ELMORE 16039 8.0 1.7
APPLE1 550329 ID FRANKLIN 16041 24.4 1.7
APPLE1 550329 ID GOODING 16047 8.0 1.7
APPLE1 550329 ID JEROME 16053 8.0 1.7
APPLE1 550329 ID LINCOLN 16063 8.0 1.7
APPLE1 550329 ID MINIDOKA 16067 8.1 1.7
APPLE1 550329 ID ONEIDA 16071 24.5 1.7
APPLE1 550329 ID OWYHEE 16073 8.0 1.7
APPLE1 550329 ID POWER 16077 32.6 1.7
APPLE1 550329 ID TWIN FALLS 16083 8.0 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NV CHURCHILL 32001 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 NV DOUGLAS 32005 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 NV ELKO 32007 6.5 1.5
APPLE1 550329 NV EUREKA 32011 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 NV HUMBOLDT 32013 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 NV LYON 32019 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 NV MINERAL 32021 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 NV PERSHING 32027 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 NV STOREY 32029 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 NV WASHOE 32031 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 NV WHITE PINE 32331 25.4 1.5
APPLE1 550329 NV WHITE PINE 32332 25.4 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NV WHITE PINE 32333 25.3 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NV CARSON CIT 32510 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 NV LANDER1 32551 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 NV LANDER2 32552 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 NM BERNALILLO 35001 138.1 1.5
APPLE1 550329 NM CATRON 35003 164.3 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM CHAVES 35005 175.0 1.5
APPLE1 550329 NM COLFAX 35007 198.8 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM CURRY 35009 156.8 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM DE BACA 35011 159.1 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM DONA ANA 35013 24.4 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM EDDY 35015 79.5 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM GRANT 35017 24.6 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM GUADALUPE 35019 159.1 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM HARDING 35021 235.2 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM HIDALGO 35023 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 NM LEA 35025 78.4 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM LINCOLN 35027 160.8 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM LOS ALAMOS 35028 162.5 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM LUNA 35029 24.6 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM MCKINLEY 35031 164.3 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM MORA 35033 198.8 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM OTERO 35035 64.3 1.7
Table TP/7/CDB (continued)
TEST TEST State County FIPS I-131 GSD
name date code deposition
(y/mo/d) (nCi/m2)
APPLE1 550329 NM QUAY 35037 156.8 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM RIO ARRIBA 35039 162.5 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM ROOSEVELT 35041 156.8 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM SANDOVAL 35043 162.5 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM SAN JUAN 35045 164.3 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM SAN MIGUEL 35047 159.1 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM SANTA FE 35049 162.5 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM SIERRA 35051 81.3 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM SOCORRO 35053 162.5 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM TAOS 35055 162.5 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM TORRANCE 35057 160.8 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM UNION 35059 235.2 1.7
APPLE1 550329 NM VALENCIA 35061 164.3 1.7
APPLE1 550329 OR HARNEY 41025 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 OR MALHEUR 41045 0.0 0.0
APPLE1 550329 UT BEAVER 49001 253.6 1.5
APPLE1 550329 UT CACHE 49005 24.5 1.9
APPLE1 550329 UT CARBON 49007 32.9 1.9
APPLE1 550329 UT DAGGETT 49009 40.8 1.9
APPLE1 550329 UT DAVIS 49011 24.6 1.7
APPLE1 550329 UT DUCHESNE 49013 32.9 1.9
APPLE1 550329 UT EMERY 49015 164.9 1.7
APPLE1 550329 UT GARFIELD 49017 755.4 1.7
APPLE1 550329 UT GRAND 49019 81.6 1.7
APPLE1 550329 UT JUAB 49023 83.6 1.9
APPLE1 550329 UT MILLARD 49027 83.9 1.7
APPLE1 550329 UT MORGAN 49029 24.6 1.7
APPLE1 550329 UT PIUTE 49031 416.6 1.7
APPLE1 550329 UT RICH 49033 24.5 1.9
APPLE1 550329 UT SALT LAKE 49035 41.2 1.5
APPLE1 550329 UT SAN JUAN 49037 162.5 1.9
APPLE1 550329 UT SANPETE 49039 83.0 1.7
APPLE1 550329 UT SEVIER 49041 83.0 1.5
APPLE1 550329 UT SUMMIT 49043 32.9 1.7
APPLE1 550329 UT UINTAH 49047 40.9 1.9
APPLE1 550329 UT UTAH 49049 82.7 1.9
APPLE1 550329 UT WASATCH 49051 33.0 1.9
APPLE1 550329 UT WAYNE 49055 248.2 1.7
APPLE1 550329 UT WEBER 49057 24.6 1.9
APPLE1 550329 UT IRON1 49211 766.3 1.5
APPLE1 550329 UT IRON2 49212 678.7 1.7
APPLE1 550329 UT IRON3 49213 1018.0 1.5
APPLE1 550329 UT KANE1 49251 338.1 1.7
APPLE1 550329 UT KANE2 49252 507.2 1.5
Table TP/7/CDB (continued)
TEST TEST State County FIPS I-131 GSD
name date code deposition
(y/mo/d) (nCi/m2)
APPLE1 550329 UT TOOELE1 49451 24.9 1.9
APPLE1 550329 UT TOOELE2 49452 24.9 1.9
APPLE1 550329 UT BOX ELDER1 49931 32.9 1.9
APPLE1 550329 UT BOX ELDER2 49932 32.9 1.9
APPLE1 550329 WY CARBON 56007 16.0 1.9
APPLE1 550329 WY FREMONT 56013 16.0 1.9
APPLE1 550329 WY LINCOLN 56023 32.5 1.9
APPLE1 550329 WY SUBLETTE 56035 24.0 1.9
APPLE1 550329 WY SWEETWATER 56037 32.3 1.9
APPLE1 550329 WY UINTA 56041 32.6 1.9
Figure TP/7a/T.Estimated trajectories, at several altitudes, of the radioactive cloud resulting
from the test APPLE 1 of 29 March 1955. Numbers indicate the position of each
trajectory at 0000 GMT for several days following the explosion.
Figure TP/7b/T.Estimated trajectories, at several altitudes, of the radioactive cloud resulting
from the test WASP PRIME of 29 March 1955. Numbers indicate the position of each
trajectory at 0000 GMT for several days following the explosion.
Figure TP/7/F.
Table TP/7/GF (Part 1). Estimates of I-131 daily deposition derived from gummed-film results and associated
precipitation indices for the shot APPLE 1 + WASP PRIME detonated 3/29/1955.
. Dep = daily deposition of I-131 per unit area of ground (nCi per sq m)
. Pi = precipitation index
Site State Month and day
________________________________________________________________________
3/29 3/30 3/31 4/ 1 4/ 2 4/ 3
Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi
ABILENE TX 0 1 2 1 18 1 2 1 10 1 1 1
ALBANY NY 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 50 6
ALBUQUERQUE NM 73 1 37 1 7 1 3 1 0 1 0 1
ALPENA MI 0 1 0 1 0 1 36 1 2 1 1 1
AMARILLO TX 0 1 243 1 23 5 17 1 6 1 4 1
ATLANTA GA 0 1 0 1 0 1 22 4 16 6 2 2
BALTIMORE MD 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
BILLINGS MT 3 2 0 1 0 1 NA 1 5 5 0 1
BINGHAMTON NY 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 17 5
BOISE ID 1 3 0 1 0 1 11 5 0 1 0 1
BOSTON MA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 36 6
BUFFALO NY 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 6 2 4
CARIBOU ME 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
CASPER WY 0 1 10 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 1
CHARLESTON SC 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1
CHEYENNE WY 4 1 5 3 0 1 0 1 4 2 0 1
CHICAGO IL 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 1
CLEVELAND OH 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 1
COLO SPRINGS CO 0 1 5 3 1 2 1 1 8 1 3 1
CONCORD NH 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 2 13 2
CONCORDIA KS 0 1 0 1 34 4 4 1 12 1 4 1
CORPUS CRIS. TX 0 1 0 1 1 2 4 1 4 1 1 1
DALLAS TX 0 1 0 1 10 2 0 1 0 1 0 1
DEL RIO TX 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1
DENVER CO 13 1 23 3 1 1 1 1 6 1 3 1
DES MOINES IA 0 1 0 1 3 1 11 1 15 1 40 5
DETROIT MI 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
ELKO NV 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 1
ELY NV 27 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
EUREKA CA 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 5 0 1 0 1
FARGO ND 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 4
FLAGSTAFF AZ 93 1 11 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 1
FORT SMITH AK NA 1 NA 1 NA 1 16 3 0 1 1 1
____________________
NA = not available
1 Table TP/7/GF (continued)
Site State Month and day
________________________________________________________________________
3/29 3/30 3/31 4/ 1 4/ 2 4/ 3
Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi
FRESNO CA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
GOODLAND KS 0 1 19 2 19 2 10 1 10 1 13 3
GRAND JNC CO 8 1 22 2 1 1 8 2 0 1 0 1
GRAND RAPIDS MI 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1
GREEN BAY WI 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
HATTERAS NC 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 8 6 0 1
HELENA MT 1 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 1
HURON SD 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 15 1 18 4
JACKSON MS 0 1 0 1 0 1 38 6 1 1 1 1
JACKSONVILLE FL 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 11 5 NA 1
KALISPELL MT 0 1 0 1 2 2 3 2 0 1 0 1
KNOXVILLE TN 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 4 1 1
LAGUARDIA NY 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 1 4 5
LAS VEGAS NV 4 1 185 1 1 1 5 1 37 1 0 1
LOS ANGELES CA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
LOUISVILLE KY 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
LYNCHBURG VA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 1
MARQUETTE MI 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
MEDFORD OR 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
MEMPHIS TN 0 1 0 1 0 1 99 7 8 5 NA 1
MIAMI FL 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 11 5 8 5
MILFORD UT 331 1 3 5 3 1 2 1 2 3 0 1
MILWAUKEE WI 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
MINNEAPOLIS MN NA 1 NA 1 NA 1 NA 1 NA 1 5 5
MOBILE AL 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 4 1 1 1 1
MONTGOMERY AL 0 1 0 1 0 1 8 5 2 4 NA 1
MT. WASH. NH 0 1 0 1 11 5 2 3 4 4 4 6
NEW HAVEN CT 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 39 7
NEW ORLEANS LA 0 1 0 1 0 1 13 5 1 1 1 3
NEW YORK AEC NY 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 1 6 1 0 1
PHILADELPHIA PA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
PHOENIX AZ 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 1
PITTSBURGH PA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
POCATELLO ID 24 3 0 1 0 1 7 3 0 1 0 1
____________________
NA = not available
1 Table TP/7/GF (continued)
Site State Month and day
________________________________________________________________________
3/29 3/30 3/31 4/ 1 4/ 2 4/ 3
Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi
PORT ARTHUR TX 0 1 0 1 9 7 NA 1 0 1 5 1
PORTLAND OR 0 1 7 5 11 5 0 1 0 1 0 1
PROVIDENCE RI 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 16 5
PUEBLO CO 2 1 23 3 1 1 4 1 5 1 0 1
RAPID CITY SD 0 1 13 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 6 6
RENO NV NA 1 NA 1 NA 1 NA 1 NA 1 NA 1
ROCHESTER NY 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 5 0 1
ROSWELL NM 85 1 51 1 10 1 3 1 11 1 3 1
SACRAMENTO CA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
SALT LAKE UT 5 3 1 3 0 1 4 5 7 3 3 3
SAN DIEGO CA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
SAN FRAN. CA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
SCOTTSBLUFF NB 0 1 11 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 2
SEATTLE WA 0 1 0 1 18 6 0 1 0 1 0 1
SPOKANE WA 3 5 0 1 2 2 11 5 0 1 0 1
ST. LOUIS MO 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 2 4 1 7 2
SYRACUSE NY 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 4 23 5
TUCSON AZ 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
WASHINGTON DC 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
WICHITA KS 0 1 0 1 26 6 4 4 4 1 2 1
WILLISTON ND 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 12 5
YUMA AZ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
____________________
NA = not available
Table TP/7/GF (Part 2). Estimates of I-131 daily deposition derived from gummed-film results and associated
precipitation indices for the shot APPLE 1 + WASP PRIME detonated 3/29/1955.
. Dep = daily deposition of I-131 per unit area of ground (nCi per sq m)
. Pi = precipitation index
Site State Month and day
______________________________________________
4/ 4 4/ 5 4/ 6 4/ 7
Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi
ABILENE TX 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
ALBANY NY 1 1 1 2 2 4 0 1
ALBUQUERQUE NM 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 1
ALPENA MI 0 1 19 5 0 1 0 1
AMARILLO TX 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
ATLANTA GA 2 1 8 5 6 7 0 1
BALTIMORE MD 0 1 0 1 3 5 0 1
BILLINGS MT 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
BINGHAMTON NY NA 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
BOISE ID 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
BOSTON MA 1 2 3 3 6 4 0 1
BUFFALO NY 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 1
CARIBOU ME 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1
CASPER WY 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
CHARLESTON SC 0 1 12 3 12 6 5 5
CHEYENNE WY 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
CHICAGO IL 15 3 0 1 0 1 0 1
CLEVELAND OH 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1
COLO SPRINGS CO 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 1
CONCORD NH 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1
CONCORDIA KS 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
CORPUS CRIS. TX 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1
DALLAS TX 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
DEL RIO TX 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
DENVER CO 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
DES MOINES IA 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
DETROIT MI 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
ELKO NV 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
ELY NV 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
EUREKA CA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
FARGO ND 7 4 0 1 0 1 0 1
FLAGSTAFF AZ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
FORT SMITH AK 0 1 10 6 4 5 NA 1
____________________
NA = not available
1 Table TP/7/GF (continued)
Site State Month and day
______________________________________________
4/ 4 4/ 5 4/ 6 4/ 7
Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi
FRESNO CA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
GOODLAND KS 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
GRAND JNC CO 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
GRAND RAPIDS MI 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 1
GREEN BAY WI 5 5 3 4 0 1 0 1
HATTERAS NC 0 1 0 1 2 4 0 1
HELENA MT 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
HURON SD 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
JACKSON MS 3 5 1 3 4 5 0 1
JACKSONVILLE FL 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
KALISPELL MT 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
KNOXVILLE TN 36 7 0 1 0 1 0 1
LAGUARDIA NY 0 1 1 2 12 5 0 1
LAS VEGAS NV 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
LOS ANGELES CA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
LOUISVILLE KY 0 1 12 6 0 1 0 1
LYNCHBURG VA 0 1 4 4 0 1 0 1
MARQUETTE MI 2 4 3 4 0 1 0 1
MEDFORD OR 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
MEMPHIS TN 3 2 15 7 1 3 0 1
MIAMI FL 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
MILFORD UT 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
MILWAUKEE WI 5 5 3 3 0 1 0 1
MINNEAPOLIS MN 9 5 NA 1 NA 1 NA 1
MOBILE AL 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1
MONTGOMERY AL 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1
MT. WASH. NH 2 1 2 3 1 5 0 1
NEW HAVEN CT 0 1 7 4 5 5 0 1
NEW ORLEANS LA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
NEW YORK AEC NY 0 1 9 1 NA 1 0 1
PHILADELPHIA PA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
PHOENIX AZ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
PITTSBURGH PA 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 1
POCATELLO ID 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
____________________
NA = not available
1 Table TP/7/GF (continued)
Site State Month and day
______________________________________________
4/ 4 4/ 5 4/ 6 4/ 7
Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi Dep Pi
PORT ARTHUR TX 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
PORTLAND OR 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
PROVIDENCE RI 1 3 0 1 8 5 0 1
PUEBLO CO 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
RAPID CITY SD 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
RENO NV NA 1 NA 1 NA 1 NA 1
ROCHESTER NY 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
ROSWELL NM 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
SACRAMENTO CA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
SALT LAKE UT 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1
SAN DIEGO CA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
SAN FRAN. CA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
SCOTTSBLUFF NB 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
SEATTLE WA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
SPOKANE WA 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
ST. LOUIS MO 9 2 11 2 0 1 0 1
SYRACUSE NY 0 1 2 2 1 4 0 1
TUCSON AZ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
WASHINGTON DC 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1
WICHITA KS 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
WILLISTON ND 3 5 1 3 0 1 0 1
YUMA AZ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
____________________
NA = not available
Figure TP/7/CD.