Analysis of radiation exposure for naval units of Operation CROSSROADS. Volume 1. Basic report. Technical report
External radiation doses are reconstructed for crews of support and target ships of Joint Task Force One at Operation CROSSROADS, 1946. Volume I describes the reconstruction methodology, which consists of modeling the radiation environment, to include the radioactivity of lagoon water, target ships, and support ship contamination; retracing ship paths through this environment; and calculating the doses to shipboard personnel. The USS RECLAIMER, a support ship, is selected as a representative ship to demonstrate this methodology. Doses for all other ships are summarized. Volume II (Appendix A) details the results for target ship personnel. Volume III (Appendix B) details the results for support ship personnel. Calculated doses for more than 36,000 personnel aboard support ships while at Bikini range from zero to 1.7 rem. Of those approximately 34,000 are less than 0.5 rem. From the models provided, doses due to target ship reboarding and doses accrued after departure from Bikini can be calculated, based on the individual circumstances of exposure.
- Research Organization:
- Science Applications International Corp., McLean, VA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5556709
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-152702/7/XAB; SAI-84-1567-VOL-1
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: See Also Volume 2, AD-B090 882L
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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