Building the Cage; DOE/NV-885, DTRIAC-SR-03-003
Livermore, CA: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 2003. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. xxvii, [1], 371, [1] pages. Minor cover soiling. Illustrations. Glossary of Mining/Other Underground Terms. Glossary of Drilling Terms. Glossary of Safety Terms. Sources. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Index. Foreword by Bill Flangas. Foreword by John Neuer. Cover has slight wear and soiling. This was prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Site Office. Distribution was authorized to U.S. Government agencies and their contractors; Critical Technology. Distribution limited was deemed removed/lapsed as copies were identified as available on the Internet. Also, the inside cover indicates that this work could be ordered from the National Technical Information Service and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information and was also available electronically. An obituary of Dr. James E. Carothers is on page ii. Dr. Carothers spent the bulk of his career at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He retired in 1991 but served as the Laboratory Archivist from 1992 to 1999 when he fully retired due to health issues. Dr. Carothers was one of the icons at the Nevada Test Site. Bob Knipes joined the USAF in 1950. He rose to the rank of 1st Lt. via the USAF cadet program. Flew in B-47, B-36, and B-52s. He left the Air Force in 1957. Received BS degree in Physics from the University of Tampa. Upon graduating he went to work at the Nevada Test Site in 1965 and retired from there in 1993. The mining and construction of tunnels and shafts to contain U.S. underground nuclear tests is documented through a series of interviews of miners, construction crafts workers, engineers, and scientists. The original thrust of this publications was focused on the mining and drilling operations that took place at the Nevada Test Site for forty years. Both mining and drilling operations are inherently very high risk and very dangerous for personnel safety and equipment failure. Condition: Very good.
Keywords: Underground Nuclear Testing, Nevada Test Site, Reynolds Electrical, Miners, Tunnel, Shafts, Hazards, Safety, Tamalpais, Rainier, Big Hole Drilling, Nuclear Weapons
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