Local and global deposition of radioactivity: a reassessment

Conference · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6024241

Shapiro, C S; Harvey, T F; Peterson, K R

Potential radiation doses from several scenarios involving nuclear attack on an unsheltered United States population are calculated for local and global fallout. Dose estimates are made for both a normal atmosphere and an atmosphere perturbed by smoke produced by massive fires. Finally, in an appendix the direct effects of fallout on humans are considered. These include effects of sheltering and biological repair of damage from chronic doses.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); San Francisco State Univ., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6024241
• Report Number(s): UCRL-94428; CONF-8508154-5; ON: DE86009392
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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