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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 |