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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: April 5, 2024) |
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Title 28 - Judicial Administration |
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Chapter I - Department of Justice |
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Part 79 - Claims Under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act |
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Subpart D - Eligibility Criteria for Claims by Onsite Participants |
§ 79.31 - Definitions.
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§ 79.31 Definitions.
(a) The definitions listed in § 79.11(b), (e), (f), (g), and (h), and in § 79.21, apply to this subpart.
(b) Atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device means only a test conducted by the United States prior to January 1, 1963, as listed in paragraph (d) of this section.
(c) First exposure or initial exposure means the date on which the claimant first participated onsite in an atmospheric detonation of a nuclear device.
(d) Period of atmospheric nuclear testing means one of the periods listed in this paragraph that are associated with each test operation, plus an additional six-month period thereafter:
(1) For Operation Trinity, the period July 16, 1945, through August 6, 1945:
Event name Date Location Trinity 07/16/45 Trinity Test Site (2) For Operation Crossroads, the period June 28, 1946, through August 31, 1946, for all activities other than the decontamination of ships involved in Operation Crossroads; the period of atmospheric nuclear testing for the decontamination of ships involved in Operation Crossroads shall run from June 28, 1946, through November 30, 1946:
Event name Date Location Able 07/01/46 Bikini Baker 07/25/46 Bikini (3) For Operation Sandstone, the period April 13, 1948, through May 20, 1948:
Event name Date Location X-ray 04/15/48 Enewetak Yoke 05/01/48 Enewetak Zebra 05/15/48 Enewetak (4) For Operation Ranger, the period January 27, 1951, through February 7, 1951:
Event name Date Location Able 01/27/51 Nevada Test Site (“NTS”) Baker 01/28/51 NTS Easy 02/01/51 NTS Baker-2 02/02/51 NTS Fox 02/06/51 NTS (5) For Operation Greenhouse, the period April 5, 1951, through June 20, 1951, for all activities other than service as a member of the garrison or maintenance forces on the atoll of Enewetak between June 21, 1951, and July 1, 1952; the period of atmospheric nuclear testing for service as a member of the garrison or maintenance forces on the atoll of Enewetak shall run from April 5, 1951, through July 1, 1952:
Event name Date Location Dog 04/08/51 Enewetak Easy 04/21/51 Enewetak George 05/09/51 Enewetak Item 05/25/51 Enewetak (6) For Operation Buster-Jangle, the period October 22, 1951, through December 20, 1951:
Event name Date Location Able 10/22/51 NTS Baker 10/28/51 NTS Charlie 10/30/51 NTS Dog 11/01/51 NTS Sugar 11/19/51 NTS Uncle 11/29/51 NTS (7) For Operation Tumbler-Snapper, the period April 1, 1952, through June 20, 1952:
Event name Date Location Able 04/01/52 NTS Baker 04/15/52 NTS Charlie 04/22/52 NTS Dog 05/01/52 NTS Easy 05/07/52 NTS Fox 05/25/52 NTS George 06/01/52 NTS (8) For Operation Ivy, the period October 29, 1952, through December 31, 1952:
Event name Date Location Mike 11/01/52 Enewetak King 11/16/52 Enewetak (9) For Operation Upshot-Knothole, the period March 17, 1953, through June 20, 1953:
Event name Date Location Annie 03/17/53 NTS Nancy 03/24/53 NTS Ruth 03/31/53 NTS Dixie 04/06/53 NTS Ray 04/11/53 NTS Badger 04/18/53 NTS Simon 04/25/53 NTS Encore 05/08/53 NTS Harry 05/19/53 NTS Grable 05/25/53 NTS Climax 06/04/53 NTS (10) For Operation Castle, the period February 27, 1954, through May 31, 1954
Event name Date Location Bravo 03/01/54 Bikini Romeo 03/27/54 Bikini Koon 04/07/54 Bikini Union 04/26/54 Bikini Yankee 05/05/54 Bikini Nectar 05/14/54 Enewetak (11) For Operation Teapot, the period February 18, 1955, through June 10, 1955:
Event name Date Location Wasp 02/18/55 NTS Moth 02/22/55 NTS Tesla 03/01/55 NTS Turk 03/07/55 NTS Hornet 03/12/55 NTS Bee 03/22/55 NTS Ess 03/23/55 NTS Apple-1 03/29/55 NTS Wasp Prime 03/29/55 NTS Ha 04/06/55 NTS Post 04/09/55 NTS Met 04/15/55 NTS Apple-2 05/05/55 NTS Zucchini 05/15/55 NTS (12) For Operation Wigwam, the period May 14, 1955, through May 15, 1955:
Event name Date Location Wigwam 05/14/55 Pacific (13) For Operation Redwing, the period May 2, 1956, through August 6, 1956, for all activities other than service as a member of the garrison or maintenance forces on the atoll of Enewetak from August 7, 1956, through August 7, 1957; the period of atmospheric nuclear testing for service as a member of the garrison or maintenance forces on the atoll of Enewetak shall run from May 2, 1956, through August 7, 1957:
Event name Date Location Lacrosse 05/05/56 Enewetak Cherokee 05/21/56 Bikini Zuni 05/28/56 Bikini Yuma 05/28/56 Enewetak Erie 05/31/56 Enewetak Seminole 06/06/56 Enewetak Flathead 06/12/56 Bikini Blackfoot 06/12/56 Enewetak Kickapoo 06/14/56 Enewetak Osage 06/16/56 Enewetak Inca 06/22/56 Enewetak Dakota 06/26/56 Bikini Mohawk 07/03/56 Enewetak Apache 07/09/56 Enewetak Navajo 07/11/56 Bikini Tewa 07/21/56 Bikini Huron 07/22/56 Enewetak (14) For Operation Plumbbob, the period May 28, 1957, through October 22, 1957:
Event name Date Location Boltzmann 05/28/57 NTS Franklin 06/02/57 NTS Lassen 06/05/57 NTS Wilson 06/18/57 NTS Priscilla 06/24/57 NTS Hood 07/05/57 NTS Diablo 07/15/57 NTS John 07/19/57 NTS Kepler 07/24/57 NTS Owens 07/25/57 NTS Stokes 08/07/57 NTS Shasta 08/18/57 NTS Doppler 08/23/57 NTS Franklin Prime 08/30/57 NTS Smoky 08/31/57 NTS Galileo 09/02/57 NTS Wheeler 09/06/57 NTS Laplace 09/08/57 NTS Fizeau 09/14/57 NTS Newton 09/16/57 NTS Whitney 09/23/57 NTS Charleston 09/28/57 NTS Morgan 10/07/57 NTS (15) For Operation Hardtack I, the period April 26, 1958, through October 31, 1958, for all activities other than service as a member of the garrison or maintenance forces on the atoll of Enewetak from November 1, 1958, through April 30, 1959; the period of atmospheric nuclear testing for service as a member of the garrison or maintenance forces on the atoll of Enewetak shall run from April 26, 1958, through April 30, 1959:
Event name Date Location Yucca 04/28/58 Pacific Cactus 05/06/58 Enewetak Fir 05/12/58 Bikini Butternut 05/12/58 Enewetak Koa 05/13/58 Enewetak Wahoo 05/16/58 Enewetak Holly 05/21/58 Enewetak Nutmeg 05/22/58 Bikini Yellowwood 05/26/58 Enewetak Magnolia 05/27/58 Enewetak Tobacco 05/30/58 Enewetak Sycamore 05/31/58 Bikini Rose 06/03/58 Enewetak Umbrella 06/09/58 Enewetak Maple 06/11/58 Bikini Aspen 06/15/58 Bikini Walnut 06/15/58 Enewetak Linden 06/18/58 Enewetak Redwood 06/28/58 Bikini Elder 06/28/58 Enewetak Oak 06/29/58 Enewetak Hickory 06/29/58 Bikini Sequoia 07/02/58 Enewetak Cedar 07/03/58 Bikini Dogwood 07/06/58 Enewetak Poplar 07/12/58 Bikini Scaevola 07/14/58 Enewetak Pisonia 07/18/58 Enewetak Juniper 07/22/58 Bikini Olive 07/23/58 Enewetak Pine 07/27/58 Enewetak Teak 07/31/58 Johnston Isl Qunice 08/06/58 Enewetak Orange 08/11/58 Johnston Isl Fig 08/18/58 Enewetak (16) For Operation Argus, the period August 25, 1958, through September 10, 1958:
Event name Date Location Argus I 08/27/58 South Atlantic Argus II 08/30/58 South Atlantic Argus III 09/06/58 South Atlantic (17) For Operation Hardtack II, the period September 19, 1958, through October 31, 1958:
Event name Date Location Eddy 09/19/58 NTS Mora 09/29/58 NTS Quay 10/10/58 NTS Lea 10/13/58 NTS Hamilton 10/15/58 NTS Dona Ana 10/16/58 NTS Rio Arriba 10/18/58 NTS Socorro 10/22/58 NTS Wrangell 10/22/58 NTS Rushmore 10/22/58 NTS Sanford 10/26/58 NTS De Baca 10/26/58 NTS Humboldt 10/29/58 NTS Mazama 10/29/58 NTS Santa Fe 10/30/58 NTS (18) For Operation Dominic I, the period April 23, 1962, through December 31, 1962:
Event name Date Location Adobe 04/25/62 Christmas Isl Aztec 04/27/62 Christmas Isl Arkansas 05/02/62 Christmas Isl Questa 05/04/62 Christmas Isl Frigate Bird 05/06/62 Pacific Yukon 05/08/62 Christmas Isl Mesilla 05/09/62 Christmas Isl Muskegon 05/11/62 Christmas Isl Swordfish 05/11/62 Pacific Encino 05/12/62 Christmas Isl Swanee 05/14/62 Christmas Isl Chetco 05/19/62 Christmas Isl Tanana 05/25/62 Christmas Isl Nambe 05/27/62 Christmas Isl Alma 06/08/62 Christmas Isl Truckee 06/09/62 Christmas Isl Yeso 06/10/62 Christmas Isl Harlem 06/12/62 Christmas Isl Rinconada 06/15/62 Christmas Isl Dulce 06/17/62 Christmas Isl Petit 06/19/62 Christmas Isl Otowi 06/22/62 Christmas Isl Bighorn 06/27/62 Christmas Isl Bluestone 06/30/62 Christmas Isl Starfish 07/08/62 Johnston Isl Sunset 07/10/62 Christmas Isl Pamlico 07/11/62 Christmas Isl Androscoggin 10/02/62 Johnston Isl Bumping 10/06/62 Johnston Isl Chama 10/18/62 Johnston Isl Checkmate 10/19/62 Johnston Isl Bluegill 10/25/62 Johnston Isl Calamity 10/27/62 Johnston Isl Housatonic 10/30/62 Johnston Isl Kingfish 11/01/62 Johnston Isl Tightrope 11/03/62 Johnston Isl (19) For Operation Dominic II, the period July 7, 1962, through August 15, 1962:
Event name Date Location Little Feller II 07/07/62 NTS Johnie Boy 07/11/62 NTS Small Boy 07/14/62 NTS Little Feller I 07/17/62 NTS (20) For Operation Plowshare, the period July 6, 1962, through July 7, 1962, covering Project Sedan.