In response , the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago and the Victoreen Instrument Company in Cleveland developed Coming_to_be portable radiation detection devices suitable for use in the field .

It was conducted Action by the Australian Army , the Department of Supply , and the Defence Standards Laboratory with participation Participation from the United Kingdom , Canada and United States .

The test Testing series was notable as containing the first time an Artillery Fired Atomic Projectile AFAP artillery shell was fired Use_firearm ( `` GRABLE '' Shot ) , the first two shots ( both fizzles ) by University of California Radiation Laboratory—Livermore ( now Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ) , and for testing out Testing some of the thermonuclear components that would be used Using for the massive thermonuclear series of Operation Castle .