Geologic Investigations in Support of Project Chariot, Phase Iii, in the Vicinity of Cape Thompson, Northwestern Alaska--Preliminary Report

• Main Authors: Kachadoorian, R., Campbell, R. H., Moore, G. W., Scholl, D. W., Lachenbruch, A. H., Greene, G. W., Marshall, B. V., Barnes, D. F., Allen, R. V., Waller, R. M., Slaughter, M. J.
• Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Geological Survey (U.S.) 1961
• Subjects: Heat Transfer; Nuclear Explosions; Geology; Freezing; Water; Contamination; Prospecting; Radioactivity; Well Logging; Ground Water; Rocks; Humidity; Motion; Testing; Excavation; Sea; Earth; Temperature; Mineralogy; And Meteorology; Deposits; Mud; Environment; Openings; Cape Seppings; Point Hope; permafrost; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/4065455; https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc869294/

BS>Geologic investigations were made at the Chariot test site, at the mouth of Ogotoruk Creek in the vicinity of Cape Thompson, Alaska. IN the area within a 15-mile radius of the site, bedrock consists entirely of consolidated clastic and chemical sediments. The test excavation lies entirely in f...