what is the condition of the site today?
More than seventy years after the test, residual radiation at the site is about ten times higher than normal background radiation in the area.
Trinity (nuclear test)
More than seventy years after the test, residual radiation at the site is about ten times higher than normal background radiation in the area. The amount of radioactive exposure received during a one-hour visit to the site is about half of the total radiation exposure which a U.S. adult receives on an average day from natural and medical sources.
when was the first atomic bomb successfully tested July 16, 1945 what was it called? The code name given was Trinity who tested it? The United States Army where was it tested? In the Jornada del Muerto desert about southeast of Socorro, New Mexico. was this part of a larger project? Yes, the Manhattan Project. who headed this project? Major General Leslie Groves of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers what was the purpose of this project? Research and development for nuclear weapons during World War II. name a few people who were involved in the original test Nuclear physicist Robert Oppenheimer how was the bomb detonated? UNANSWERABLE how much energy was generated? UNANSWERABLE were there any civilians involved? No, but civilians noticed the bright lights and huge explosion. what official notifications were sent out? The results of the test were conveyed to the Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson at the Potsdam Conference in Germany; was at once taken to Truman and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes. when were they sent out? UNANSWERABLE was there any fallout? Not much, but the heaviest fallout contamination outside the restricted test area was from the detonation point, on Chupadera Mesa.
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Trinity (nuclear test) [SEP] Site today
In September 1953, about 650 people attended the first Trinity Site open house. Visitors to a Trinity Site open house are allowed to see the ground zero and McDonald Ranch House areas. More than seventy years after the test, residual radiation at the site is about ten times higher than normal background radiation in the area. The amount of radioactive exposure received during a one-hour visit to the site is about half of the total radiation exposure which a U.S. adult receives on an average day from natural and medical sources. On December 21, 1965, the Trinity Site was declared a National Historic Landmark district, and on October 15, 1966, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.