[PDF] Pave Paws Radar System eBook

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 11,46 MB
Release : 2005-07-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309093090

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PAVE PAWS is a phased-array warning system designed to detect and track sea-launched and intercontinental ballistic missiles operated on Cape Cod since 1979 by the U.S. Air Force Space Command. In 1979, the National Research Council issued two reports to address concerns from Cape Cod residents about the safety and possible health effects of the radiofrequency energy from the radar. Following up on the1979 report, the new report finds no evidence of adverse health effects to Cape Cod residents from long-term exposure to the PAVE PAWS radar. The report specifically investigated whether the PAVE PAWS radar might be responsible in part for the reported higher rates of certain cancers in the area, but concludes there is no increase in the total number of cancers or in specific cancers of the prostate, breast, lung, or colon due to radiation exposure from PAVE PAWS. The report did find in the scientific literature a few biological responses to radiofrequency exposures that were statistically significant. Such responses do not necessarily result in adverse health effects, but the report recommends additional studies to better discern the significance, if any, of those findings.

Author : AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND WASHINGTON DC.
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Page : 603 pages
File Size : 41,23 MB
Release : 1979
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Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) discussing the effects of operating the PAVE PAWS (Phased Array Warning System), a new sea-launched ballistic missile surveillance and tracking radar system, at Otis Air Force Base on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The EIS addresses the potential environmental effects on human health, land use, demographics and economics, and electromagnetic interference. Alternatives are considered along with unresolved issues. The conclusions are: (1) At the PAVE PAWS power levels (i.e., average power density exposures for the general public at the sub-microwatt/sq cm level even with implementation of a possible 'growth' option) there is no hazard to humans, other fauna, or flora from the radiofrequency radiation; (2) Only minor effects on land use, demographics, and economics are expected; and (3) Electromagnetic interference is either minor or can be satisfactorily reduced. In summary, the EIS states that operating the PAVE PAWS at Flatrock Hill on Otis Air Force Base will have no significant environmental impact. The EIS contains-an in-depth, critical review of the present state of knowledge regarding biological effects of radiofrequency radiation. The review was based primarily on the selection and analyses of documents, from the large body of literature on the subject, that are most significant scientifically and pertinent to the operational characteristics of PAVE PAWS and to the power densities of radiofrequency radiation in the geographical region around the radar. The bibliography includes 269 citations ... PAVE PAWS(Phased Array Warning System), Environmental Impact Statement(EIS), Biological Effects of Radiofrequency Radiation, AN/FPS-115.

Author : SRI INTERNATIONAL MENLO PARK CA.
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Page : 486 pages
File Size : 36,78 MB
Release : 1980
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The document is the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the operation of the Pave Paws Radar System at Beale Air Force Base California. (Author).

Author : Brockway McMillan
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Page : 51 pages
File Size : 31,55 MB
Release : 1979
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This volume contains the results of a panel study of the assessment of certain aspects of the PAVE PAWS radar facility in regard to radiation emissions. (Author).