03019nam 22006373 450 991069853700332120230114005526(CaOOCEL)10099777(CKB)5280000000088665(OCoLC)1089883990(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/6x9frk(EXLCZ)99528000000008866510099777CaOOCEL(Public Documents)20190306d2018 uy 0engurcn|||||||||rdacontentisbdmediardacarrierOperation Morning Light An Operational History /Ryan DeanAntigonish, NS, CA:Mulroney Institute of Government,2018.1 online resource (386 pages)Arctic Operational Histories;39781775340904 1775340902 Cosmos 954, a Soviet nuclear-powered satellite launched in September 1977 in Kazakhstan, re-entered the earth's atmosphere in the early morning hours of 24 January 1978. The United States, which had mobilized its nuclear emergency response team (NEST) in early January, and Canada, which activated its Nuclear Accident Support Team (NAST) on 20 January, responded. Their search activities, under the designation "Operation Morning Light," determined that radioactive satellite debris had survived re-entry and reached the ground. Their subsequent clean-up operations sought to safeguard the welfare of Northern Canadians living in the affected area. By critically evaluating the methods, equipment, and personnel employed during Morning Light, this recently declassified military report - published for the first time - explains how the combination of civilian scientific expertise with military capabilities succeeded in overcoming large distances across a frigid, subarctic environment to effectively locate and recover the radioactive remnants of Cosmos 954.Arctic Operational Histories3Kosmos (satellite)IptcncKosmos 954IptcncNuclear reactorIptcncRadioactive decayIptcncSatelliteIptcncSpace debrisIptcncHuman activitiesIptcncUnited states national security councilIptcncUnited states department of energyIptcncAtmospheric entryIptcncKosmos (satellite)Kosmos 954Nuclear reactorRadioactive decaySatelliteSpace debrisHuman activitiesUnited states national security councilUnited states department of energyAtmospheric entryDean Ryan1816282Lackenbauer P. Whitney1816283CaOOCELCaOOCELVaAlCDBOOK9910698537003321Operation Morning Light4372206UNINA