Analysis of radiation exposure for naval personnel at Operation GREENHOUSE. Technical report

Technical Report · Fri Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:5667703

Thomas, C; Weitz, R; Gminder, R; Goetz, J; Stuart, J

The radiological environments are reconstructed for seven ships and the residence islands of Eniwetok Atoll that received fallout during operation GREENHOUSE (April-May 1951) as a result of Shots DOG, EASY, and ITEM. From the reconstructed operations and radiological environments, equivalent personnel film-badge doses are calculated and compared with actual film-badge data available for six of the ships. Considering the increased time spent topside by badged personnel as opposed to an average crewmember, correlation between calculations and dosimetry is good. Average shipboard doses range from a low of 0.13 rem for the crew of the USNS LT. ROBERT CRAIG to a high of 1.14 rem for the crew of the USNS SGT. CHARLES E. MOWER. Average doses on the residence islands of Eniwetok Atoll range from 2.75 rem to 3.10 rem.

• Research Organization: Science Applications International Corp., McLean, VA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5667703
• Report Number(s): AD-A-151621/0/XAB; SAI-84/1062
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
GREENHOUSE PROJECT
PERSONNEL MONITORING
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
FILM DOSIMETRY
ENIWETOK
RADIATION EFFECTS
SHIELDING
SHIPS
DOSIMETRY
EXPLOSIONS
ISLANDS
MARSHALL ISLANDS
MICRONESIA
MONITORING
OCEANIA
RADIATION MONITORING
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