Richard W. Perkins is a former scientist at the Hanford Site and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory at Richland, Washington state.

His research included study of nuclear reactors[1] and their effect on their environment,[2][3] study of the ash from the eruption of Mount St. Helens,[4] and Operation "Star Wars." He also worked with the first Moon rocks.[5] Although too young to join, he joined the U.S navy to fight in WW2. He learned to use SONAR as part of his training in the navy. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Perkins died December 29, 2016, at home at the age of 90.

References

  1. ↑ Wogman, N.A; Robertson, D.E; Perkins, R.W (April 2, 1967). "A large detector, anticoincidence shielded multidimensional gamma-ray spectrometer". Nuclear Instruments and Methods. 50 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1016/0029-554x(67)90585-x.
  2. ↑ Perkins, R. W.; Nelson, J. L.; Haushild, W. L. (1966). "Behavior and Transport of Radionuclides in the Columbia River Between Hanford and Vancouver, Washington". Limnology and Oceanography. 11 (2): 235–248. doi:10.4319/lo.1966.11.2.0235. JSTOR 2833429.
  3. ↑ Palmer, Harvey E.; Perkins, Richard W. (1963-10-04). "Cesium-134 in Alaskan Eskimos and in Fallout". Science. 142 (3588): 66–67. doi:10.1126/science.142.3588.66. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 14057358.
  4. ↑ Fruchter, Jonathan S.; Robertson, David E.; Evans, John C.; Olsen, Khris B.; Lepel, Elwood A.; Laul, Jagdish C.; Abel, Keith H.; Sanders, Ronald W.; Jackson, Peter O. (1980-09-05). "Mount St. Helens Ash from the 18 May 1980 Eruption: Chemical, Physical, Mineralogical, and Biological Properties". Science. 209 (4461): 1116–1125. doi:10.1126/science.209.4461.1116. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17841472.
  5. ↑ Perkins, Richard W.; Rancitelli, Louis A.; Cooper, John A.; Kaye, James H.; Wogman, Ned A. (1970-01-30). "Cosmogenic and Primordial Radionuclides in Lunar Samples by Nondestructive Gamma-Ray Spectrometry". Science. 167 (3918): 577–580. doi:10.1126/science.167.3918.577. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 17781503.


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