DTRA Form 150-A Questionnaire for Continental United States Test Partici

DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY

OMB No. 0704-0447
Expiration:

Nuclear Test Personnel Review Program
Questionnaire for Continental United States Test Participants
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PLEASE RETURN YOUR RESPONSE TO THE ADDRESS BELOW.
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SECTION I: Please use a separate questionnaire for each operation in which you participated.
Check the operation for which these answers apply:
TRINITY (1945)
RANGER (1951)
BUSTER-JANGLE (1951)

TUMBLER-SNAPPER (1952)
UPSHOT-KNOTHOLE (1953)
TEAPOT (1955)

PLUMBBOB (1957)
HARDTACK II (1958)
DOMINIC II (1962)

Participant Information
Branch of Service/Service Number:

Name:

Address:

Telephone:

Name:

If this questionnaire is completed by someone other than the participant, please provide:
Relationship to veteran:

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SECTION II: Participation Summary
1.

Home station:

Unit of assignment:

Rank (at time of participation):

Specialty:

2.

List names of other personnel (up to four) with similar participation experience:

3.

Where were you billeted? (check all that apply)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

4.

Camp Desert Rock/TRINITY Base Camp
Camp Mercury
Indian Springs AFB
None of the above; visited test site from another location (specify):
Other (specify):

If (a), (b) or (c) were checked above, about when did you arrive and depart?
Arrival date:
Departure date:

Did you leave the area (temporary duty, emergency leave, etc.) at any time during your deployment?
Yes (provide reason and approximate dates)
No

5.

Which of the following describes your participation in the test series? (check all that apply)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)

Participated in a troop maneuver in conjunction with a detonation(s). Provide details in
Question 6 (page 3).
Participated as an observer at a detonation(s). Provide details in Question 7 (page 3).
Participated in a scientific project. Provide details in Question 8 (page 4).
Supported operations from location specified in Question 3. Provide details in Question 9
(page 5).
Was a crew member of an aircraft that participated in or supported the operation. Provide details
in Question 10 (page 5).
Other (specify below). Provide details in Question 11 (page 7).

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SECTION III:
The following questions are intended to assess your potential for exposure to radiation during your
participation as indicated in Question 5. Please provide details for answers to the best of your
recollection (qualify as “approximate” as necessary). Use back or a separate page with reference to
question number if more space is needed. If you are unable to answer a question or provide details,
state “Unknown.”
6. If you participated in a troop maneuver(s), provide details by event:
(a) Shot/date:

(b) Maneuver unit designation:

(c) Your location at shot time:
In open area
In trench/foxhole

In vehicle (specify)

Other (specify)

Distance from ground zero:
(d) Description of maneuver and your activities:
Time (minutes after shot) maneuver began:
Duration of maneuver:
(e) At the end of the maneuver, were you monitored for radiological contamination?
If yes, were you found to be contaminated?
If yes, where?
Were you decontaminated?
If yes, how?

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

(f) Other comments:

7.

Other than in conjunction with a troop maneuver (Question 6), if you observed a test detonation from a
location other than the base camp, provide details by event:
(a) Shot/date:

(b) Your location at shot time:
In open area
In trench/foxhole

In vehicle (specify)

Other (specify)

Distance from ground zero:
(c) Post-shot activity (e.g., toured equipment display area):

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SECTION III (Continued)
Other than in conjunction with a troop maneuver (Question 6), if you observed a test detonation from a
location other than the base camp, provide details by event (Continued):
(d) Location of activity with respect to ground zero:

(e) Time (minutes after shot) activity began:
Total time in shot area:
(f) At the end of the activity, were you monitored for radiological contamination?
If yes, were you found to be contaminated?
If yes, where?

Were you decontaminated?
If yes, how?

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

No

(g) Other comments:

8.

If you participated in a scientific project, provide details by event:
(a) Shot/date:

(b) Project number/title:
(c) Description of activity:
Location of activity with respect to ground zero:
Time (before/after shot) activity began:
Total time in shot area:
(d) At the end of the activity, were you monitored for radiological contamination?
If yes, were you found to be contaminated?
If yes, where?
Were you decontaminated?
If yes, how?

Yes

Yes

No

No

(e) Other comments:

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SECTION III (Continued)
If you supported the operation from a base camp or other location (e.g., Camp Desert Rock, Indian
Springs AFB), provide details:
(a) Location:
(b) Description of duties:

(c) Did these duties involve contaminated material?

Yes (provide details below)

No

Contaminated item(s):
Your associated duties:
Duration of association (hours):
Proximity to item (feet):
(d) Other comments relative to possible radiation exposure:

10. If you supported the operation as an air crew member, provide details:
(a) Flight duty (pilot, engineer, etc.):
(b) Type of aircraft:
Operating from (airfield):
(c) Were you airborne during any detonation?

Yes (provide details by event)

No (see 10.d)

Shot/date:
Altitude at shot time:
Distance and direction from detonation:
Purpose and route of mission:

(d) If your answer to (c) was No, were you airborne subsequent to any test detonation (within 12 hours)?
Yes (provide details by event)
No
Shot/date:
Altitude:
Purpose and route of mission:

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SECTION III (Continued)
10. If you supported the operation as an air crew member, provide details (Continued):
(e) Did your aircraft penetrate the nuclear cloud or encounter fallout?
Yes (provide details below)
No
Time after shot of penetration/fallout encounter:
Duration of penetration/fallout encounter:
Altitude of aircraft at the time:
Total duration of flight:
Radiation levels encountered:
Precautionary measures taken (e.g., breathed 100% oxygen, sealed/filtered air intakes, wore leaded
vest, flew through rain showers):

(f) Were you contaminated during any mission?

Yes (provide details by shot/mission)

No

Shot/date:
Purpose of mission:
Activity that resulted in contamination:
Location of contamination (e.g., gloves, pant leg, face):
Method of decontamination:
Other comments:
(g) Did your aircraft land in a contaminated area?

Yes (provide details below)

No

Shot, location, and time:
Radiation levels and duration:
Reason for landing:
(h) Was your aircraft involved in a special project(s)?

Yes (provide details below)

No

Identify project(s) and describe your role if different than normal air crew duty:
(i) Do you have flight logs for the period that you supported the operation?
Yes (please submit copies with this questionnaire)
No

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SECTION III (Continued)
11. If your participation is not covered in Questions 6-10, provide details regarding any potential exposure
to radiation (date, location, activities, exposure conditions, etc.):

12. Did you perform any RADSAFE activity (e.g., serve as radiation monitor, decontaminate personnel/
equipment)?
Yes (provide details below)
No

13. Did you wear any special clothing/equipment (e.g., coveralls, gloves, respirators) during the operation?
Yes (provide details below)
No
Type of clothing/equipment worn:
Activity that required such clothing/equipment:
Frequency of use:
Other comments:
14. Were you issued a film badge (radiation dosimeter) during the operation?
Yes (check all statements below that apply)
No
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)

Issued badge upon arrival at test site, wore same badge during entire stay.
Issued badge upon arrival, wore until replaced with another badge.
Issued badge(s) for a specific activity/mission, turned in afterwards.
Wore more than one badge at a time.
Lost or failed to turn in at least one badge during the operation.
None of the above (please explain):

15. During the tests, did you eat your meals at (check all that apply):
(a)
(b)
(c)

Mess Hall / Tent
In the field; circumstances: ____________________________________________________
Other (specify): _____________________________________________________

If you ate your meals in the field, did you use (check all that apply):
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

Plates, cups, cutlery
Box lunches
Canteens
C-rations
Other (specify): _____________________________________________________

Additional comments: ______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
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SECTION IV: SIGNATURE
I certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the information provided on this form is
true and correct.

Signature: ___________________________________________________

Date ______________________

SECTION V: PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
AUTHORITY: 42 U.S.C. 2013 (AEC), 38 U.S.C. 1154 and 1112 (Veterans Benefits), 42 U.S.C. 2210 (DOJ
compensation program), Pub. L. 108-183 section 601 (Veterans Benefits Act of 2003), Pub. L. 94-367, Pub. L. 100-426
(Radiation Exposure Compensation Act) amended by Pub. L. 100-510, and E.O. 9397 (SSN).
PURPOSE(S): For use by agency officials and employees, or authorized contractors, and other DoD components to
provide data or documentation relevant to the processing of administrative claims or litigation; to conduct scientific
studies or medical follow-up programs; and in the preparation of the histories of nuclear test programs.
ROUTINE USES: Disclosure of records permitted outside DoD under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) (Privacy Act) to the
Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Justice, and Department of Labor for identifying and processing claims
by individuals who allege job-related disabilities as a result of participation in nuclear test programs and for litigation
actions, Veterans Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction for the purpose of reviewing and overseeing the DoD
Radiation Dose Reconstruction Program audits of dose reconstructions and to the Department of Health and Human
Services, National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements, and Vanderbilt University for the purpose of
conducting epidemiological studies on the effects of ionizing radiation on participants of nuclear test programs. The
DoD 'Blanket Routine Uses' also apply.
DISCLOSURE: Voluntary. However, failure to provide the requested information and authorization may delay or
preclude DTRA from providing or releasing information.

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