28 CFR 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.