Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory seismic yield determination for the NPE

Conference · Fri Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:96000

Rohrer, R ^[1]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory recorded seismic signals from the Non-Proliferation experiment at the Nevada Test Site on September 22, 1993, at seismic stations near Mina, Nevada; Kanab Utah; Landers, California; and Elko, Nevada. Yields were calculated from these recorded seismic amplitudes at the stations using statistical amplitude- yield regression curves from earlier nuclear experiments performed near the Non-Proliferation experiment. The weighted seismic yield average using these amplitudes is 1.9 kt with a standard deviation of 19%. The calibrating experiments were nuclear, so this yield is equivalent to a 1.9-kt nuclear experiment.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 96000
• Report Number(s): CONF-9404100--; ON: DE95011413
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FUEL OILS
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