Richard Perkins (scientist)

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 is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He has 11 kids. He is 90 and lives with his wife in Richland, Washington.

References

1. ↑ A large detector, anticoincidence shielded multidimensional gamma-ray spectrometer, Nuclear Instruments and Methods Volume 50, Issue 1, April 2, 1967, pages 1-10
2. ↑ R. W. Perkins, J. L. Nelson and W. L. Haushild, Behavior and Transport of Radionuclides in the Columbia River Between Hanford and Vancouver, Washington, Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Apr., 1966), pp. 235-248
3. ↑ Cesium-134 in Alaskan Eskimos and in Fallout, Science, October 4, 1963, pp. 66 - 67
4. ↑ Mount St. Helens Ash from the 18 May 1980 Eruption: Chemical, Physical, Mineralogical, and Biological Properties, Science, September 5, 1980, pages 116-125
5. ↑ Science, January 30, 1970, pp. 577 - 580