Yield of the Non-Proliferation Experiment from the Leo Brady Seismic Net
The Leo Brady Seismic Net (LBSN) has been used to estimate seismic yields on US nuclear explosion tests for over 30 years. One of the concerns that Non-Proliferation Experiment (NPE) addresses is the yield equivalence between a large conventional explosion and a nuclear explosion. The LSBN consists of five stations that surround the Nevada Test Site (NTS). Because of our previous experience in measuring nuclear explosion yields, we operated this net to record NPE signals. Comparisons were made with 9 nuclear tests in the same volcanic tuff medium and within an 800 m range of the NPE source. The resulting seismic yield determined by each nuclear test ranged from 1.3 to 2.2 kT. Using the same techniques in determining nuclear explosion yields, the 1 kT NPE was measured at 1.7 kT nuclear equivalent yield with a standard deviation of 16%. The individual stations show a non-symmetric radiation pattern with more energy transmitted to the north and south. Comparisons with an nuclear event does not sow any obvious differences between the two tests.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 10159914
- Report Number(s):
- SAND-94-1531C; CONF-9404100-6; ON: DE94013777; BR: GB0103012
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Symposium on the non-proliferation experiment results and implications for test ban treaties,Rockville, MD (United States),19-21 Apr 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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