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Natural background radiation and 137Cs inventories in southern Nevada. Preliminary report on fallout, December 1980

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6721823· OSTI ID:6721823
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External radiation measurements and soil sampling were performed at 28 sites in southern Nevada as part of an extensive radiological survey to determine residual levels of fission products and transuranic nuclides in Utah and Nevada as a result of nuclear weapons tests at the Nevada Test Site (NTS) during 1951 to 1958. The natural background exposure rate was found to vary by about a factor of two. The 137Cs inventories tended to be lower than expected indicating the effects of wind erosion. Cobalt-60 and 241Am were detected at several sites which were reported to be hotspots in post-shot radiological surveys.
Research Organization:
Environmental Measurements Laboratory (EML), New York, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
6721823
Report Number(s):
DOE/EML--386
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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