Self-induced rainout from a nuclear weapon
Conference
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OSTI ID:5845464
The conclusions we have reached are that rainout of fresh radioactive debris occurred at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, that this precipitation was initiated either by the weapon itself or by the ensuing fires or by both, and that self-induced rainout can occur and deposit sufficient amounts of radioactivity on the ground to pose a significant collateral damage hazard.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 5845464
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-824484; CONF-791030-1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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450202 -- Explosions & Explosives-- Nuclear-- Weaponry-- (-1989)
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Terrestrial-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
560151 -- Radiation Effects on Animals-- Man
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ATMOSPHERIC EXPLOSIONS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
DOSE RATES
EXPLOSIONS
FALLOUT
FALLOUT DEPOSITS
FISSION PRODUCTS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
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NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
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PRECIPITATION SCAVENGING
RADIATION HAZARDS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
WASHOUT
450202 -- Explosions & Explosives-- Nuclear-- Weaponry-- (-1989)
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Terrestrial-- Radioactive Materials Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
560151 -- Radiation Effects on Animals-- Man
560171 -- Radiation Effects-- Nuclide Kinetics & Toxicology-- Man-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ATMOSPHERIC EXPLOSIONS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
DOSE RATES
EXPLOSIONS
FALLOUT
FALLOUT DEPOSITS
FISSION PRODUCTS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
ISOTOPES
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
POPULATIONS
PRECIPITATION SCAVENGING
RADIATION HAZARDS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
WASHOUT