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Project Trinity, 1945-1946

Chapter 27: PROJECT TRINITY REFERENCES
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This work details the activities surrounding the first nuclear device detonation conducted by the Manhattan Engineer District in New Mexico in 1945. It describes the historical context, site organization, and the roles of approximately 1,000 military and civilian personnel involved in the project. Key sections cover pre-shot preparations, the detonation event, and post-shot activities, including radiation protection measures and dosimetry analysis of participants. The report emphasizes the scientific and diagnostic experiments aimed at evaluating the effects of the nuclear explosion, providing insights into the operational and safety protocols established during this pivotal moment in history.

REFERENCE LIST

The following list of references represents the documents consulted in preparation of the Project TRINITY volume.

AVAILABILITY INFORMATION

An availability statement has been included at the end of the reference citation for those readers who wish to read or obtain copies of source documents. Availability statements were correct at the time the bibliography was prepared. It is anticipated that many of the documents marked unavailable may become available during the declassification review process. The Coordination and Information Center (CIC) and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) will be provided future DNA-WT documents bearing an EX after the report number.

Source documents bearing an availability statement of CIC may be reviewed at the following address:

 Department of Energy
 Coordination and Information Center
 (Operated by Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Co., Inc.)
 ATTN: Mr. Richard V. Nutley
 2753 S. Highland
 P.O. Box 14100
 Las Vegas, Nevada 89114

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PROJECT TRINITY REFERENCES

 *Available from NTIS; order number appears before the asterisk.
 **Available at CIC.
 ***Not available, see Availability Information page.
 ****Requests subject to Privacy Act restrictions.

1. Aebersold, Paul. July 16th Nuclear Explosion-Safety and Monitoring of Personnel (U). Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Atomic Energy Commission. Los Alamos, NM.: LASL. LA-616. January 9, 1947. 170 Pages.***

2. Bainbridge, K. T. Memorandum to All Concerned, Subject: TR Circular No. 18—Total Personnel at TR. [Base Camp, Trinity Site: NM.] July 3, 1945. 1 Page.**

3. Bainbridge, K. T. TRINITY. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. Los Alamos, NM.: LASL, LA-6300-H and Washington, D. C.: GPO. May 1976. 82 Pages.**

4. Bramlet, Walt. Memorandum for Thomas J. Hirons, Subject: DOD Participants in Atmospheric Tests, wo/encl. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. Los Alamos, NM. ISD-5. February 20, 1979. 4 Pages.**

5. General Electric Company—TEMPO. Compilation of Local Fallout Data from Test Detonations 1945-1962. Vol. 1: "Continental US Tests." Washington, D. C.: Defense Nuclear Agency. DNA 1251-1(EX.). 1979. 619 Pages. (A99) AD/AO79 309.*

6. Groves, Leslie R., LTG, USA. Memorandum for Secretary of War, [Subject: TRINITY]. [Washington, D.C.] 18 July 1945. 13 Pages.**

7. Groves, Leslie R., LTG, USA (Ret.). Now It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project. New York, NY.: Harper and Row. 1962. 444 Pages.

8. Headquarters, 9812th Technical Service Unit, Provisional Detachment No. I (Company "B"). [Extract from: Daily Diary, Provisional Detachment No. 1 (Company "B"), 9812th Technical Service Unit.] Army Corps of Engineers, Department of War. [Santa Fe, NM.] 14 July 1945. 2 Pages.**

9. Headquarters, Special Service Detachment. Supplemental Special
Guard Orders, with Appendix. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory,
Manhattan Engineer District. [Alamogordo, NM.] 14 July 1945. 4
Pages.**

10. Hempelmann, L. H., M.D. [Extracts from: "Preparation and Operational Plan of Medical Group (TR-7) for Nuclear Explosion 16 July 1945."] Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Atomic Energy Commission. Los Alamos, NM.: LASL. LA-631(Deleted). June 13, 1947. 32 Pages.***

11. Hoffman, J. G. [Extracts from "Health Physics Report on
Radioactive Contamination throughout New Mexico Following the Nuclear
Explosion, Part A—Physics."] Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory,
Manhattan Engineer District. [Los Alamos, NM.] [1945.] 31 Pages.**

12. Lamont, Lansing. Day of TRINITY. New York, NY.: Atheneum. 1965. 331 Pages.

13. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Public Relations Office. "Los Alamos: Beginning of an Era, 1943-1945." Atomic Energy Commission. Los Alamos, NM.: LASL. 1967. 65 Pages.**

14. Oppenheimer, J. R. Memorandum for Group Leaders, Subject: TRINITY Test. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. Los Alamos, NM. June 14, 1945. 2 Pages.**

15. Palmer, T. O., Maj., USA. Evacuation Detachment at TRINITY. [Manhattan Engineer District, Army Corps of Engineers.] [Los Alamos, NM.] [18 July 1945.] 2 Pages.**

16. Reynolds Electrical & Engineering Company, Inc. [Personnel Radiation Exposures, 1945, 1946] Las Vegas, NV. Microfilm.****

17. Warren, S. L., COL., USA. Directions for Personnel at Base Camp at Time of Shot. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Manhattan Engineer District. [Alamogordo, NM.] 15 July 1945. 1 Page.**

18. Warren, S. L., COL, USA; Hempelmann, L. H., M.D. Extracts from: Personal Notes, Subject: Events in Camp Immediately Following Shot—July 16, 1945. 1945. 2 Pages.**

19. Weisskopf, V.; Hoffman, J.; Aebersold, Paul; Hempelmann, L. H.
Memorandum for George Kistiakowsky, Subject: Measurement of Blast,
Radiation, Heat and Light and Radioactivity at Trinity. [Los Alamos,
NM.] 5 September 1945. 2 Pages.**