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Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) 
 
SERIES TITLE   Records of N-Division (Nuclear Rocket Propulsion 
               Division),   Rover Program Central Administrative 
               Files 
 
  INCLUSIVE DATES   1956 1975 
 
  ARRANGEMENT  Subject 
 
  VOLUME  40 cubic feet 
 
  DESCRIPTION  This series documents the central administration 
               of N-Division's Rover Program,  including the 
               policies, organization, and activities regarding 
               the program. The records  in it document work on 
               the Kiwi reactor, the Nevada Test Site, space and 
               nuclear  propulsion, and the Laboratory Rover 
               Committee. It also includes studies on the  
               dispersion of radioactive particles that might 
               occur if a nuclear rocket accidentally  reentered 
               the earth's atmosphere and disintegrated, and of 
               the transit time of large  radioactive particles 
               through the human gastrointestinal tract. The 
               series consists of  reports, correspondence, 
               memorandums, technical data, and meeting minutes. 
               A  folder title listing is available. Collection 
               numbers A 86 017, A 88 007, A 89 083,  A 93 003, A 
               93 070, A 94 020. 
 
  RESTRICTIONS  This series contains classified information. 
 
  LOCATION OF RECORDS      Los Alamos National Laboratory  
                         Building 1001  PO Box 1663  Los Alamos, 
                         NM 87545