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Title: CABRA containment data report

Abstract

The CABRA event was detonated in hole U20aj of the Nevada Test Site as indicated in figure 1.1. The CABRA device had a depth-of-burial (DOB) of 542 m in the Tuffs and rhyolites of area 20, about 20 m above the standing water level, as shown in figure 1.2(l). Figure 1.3 is a plan map of the immediate Vicinity of hole U20aj showing the drill holes used in the construction of the cross section plot of figure 1.2. Stemming of the 2.44 m diameter emplacement hole followed the plan shown in figure 1.4. A log of the stemming operations was maintained by Holmes & Narver. Detonation time was 12:20 PST on March 26,1983, and a sub-surface collapse to a depth of 380 m was observed. No radiation arrivals were detected above ground and the CABRA containment was considered successful.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
401162
Report Number(s):
UCRL-ID-125018
ON: DE97050159
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Mar 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; CONTAINMENT; GROUND MOTION; SHOCK WAVES; CONTAINED EXPLOSIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PRESSURE GAGES; RADIATION DETECTORS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; STRESSES; STRAINS

Citation Formats

Stubbs, T, and Heinle, T. CABRA containment data report. United States: N. p., 1996. Web. doi:10.2172/401162.
Stubbs, T, & Heinle, T. CABRA containment data report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/401162
Stubbs, T, and Heinle, T. 1996. "CABRA containment data report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/401162. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/401162.
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title = {CABRA containment data report},
author = {Stubbs, T and Heinle, T},
abstractNote = {The CABRA event was detonated in hole U20aj of the Nevada Test Site as indicated in figure 1.1. The CABRA device had a depth-of-burial (DOB) of 542 m in the Tuffs and rhyolites of area 20, about 20 m above the standing water level, as shown in figure 1.2(l). Figure 1.3 is a plan map of the immediate Vicinity of hole U20aj showing the drill holes used in the construction of the cross section plot of figure 1.2. Stemming of the 2.44 m diameter emplacement hole followed the plan shown in figure 1.4. A log of the stemming operations was maintained by Holmes & Narver. Detonation time was 12:20 PST on March 26,1983, and a sub-surface collapse to a depth of 380 m was observed. No radiation arrivals were detected above ground and the CABRA containment was considered successful.},
doi = {10.2172/401162},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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