Project GABRIEL

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Project GABRIEL refers to an investigation by the United States Atomic Energy Commission to gauge the impact of radioactive fallout resulting from nuclear warfare. GABRIEL surmised that radioactive isotope Strontium-90 presented the greatest hazard to life globally.[1] This resulted in the commissioning of Project SUNSHINE, which sought to examine the levels of Sr-90 in human tissues and bones (with a special interest in infants) gathered from around the world.

References

  1. ↑ "Report on Project GABRIEL". U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Division of Biology and Medicine. July 1954. Retrieved 2011-02-25. 


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