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Radioactivity from Plowshare applications - Safety considerations

Abstract

When the Plowshare Program was first being seriously considered some 13 years ago, a number of applications immediately suggested themselves. However, it soon became obvious that most of these applications had the drawback of producing and distributing appreciable quantities of radioactivity to the environment. Thus, the Atomic Energy Commission, together with its contractors, formulated and put into effect a program aimed at dealing with this problem, both from the standpoint of reducing the amount of radioactivity released to the environment and understanding the impact of this radioactivity on the biosphere.
Authors:
Tewes, H A [1] 
  1. Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
May 01, 1970
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
CONF-700101(vol.1); INIS-XA-N-228
Resource Relation:
Conference: Symposium on engineering with nuclear explosives, Las Vegas, NV (United States), 14-16 Jan 1970; Other Information: 28 refs; PBD: May 1970; Related Information: In: Symposium on engineering with nuclear explosives. Proceedings. Vol. 1, 871 pages.
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; ACTIVITY LEVELS; BIOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PLOWSHARE PROJECT; RADIOACTIVITY; US AEC
OSTI ID:
20555822
Research Organizations:
American Nuclear Society, Hinsdale, IL (United States); United States Atomic Energy Commission (United States)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: XA04N0758010796
Availability:
Available from INIS in electronic form
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 375-380
Announcement Date:
Feb 20, 2005

Citation Formats

Tewes, H A. Radioactivity from Plowshare applications - Safety considerations. IAEA: N. p., 1970. Web.
Tewes, H A. Radioactivity from Plowshare applications - Safety considerations. IAEA.
Tewes, H A. 1970. "Radioactivity from Plowshare applications - Safety considerations." IAEA.
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title = {Radioactivity from Plowshare applications - Safety considerations}
author = {Tewes, H A}
abstractNote = {When the Plowshare Program was first being seriously considered some 13 years ago, a number of applications immediately suggested themselves. However, it soon became obvious that most of these applications had the drawback of producing and distributing appreciable quantities of radioactivity to the environment. Thus, the Atomic Energy Commission, together with its contractors, formulated and put into effect a program aimed at dealing with this problem, both from the standpoint of reducing the amount of radioactivity released to the environment and understanding the impact of this radioactivity on the biosphere.}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1970}
month = {May}
}