Document Details
Title:
CONTAINMENT OF BURIED NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
Author(s):
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1968 Oct 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0020
Accession Number:
NV0016002
Document Number(s):
UCRL50604
Originating Research Org.:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RADIATION LABORATORY
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
THE MECHANISMS THAT LED TO RELEASE OF RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINANTS (VENTIN G) ARE DISCUSSED. THE PROCESSES THAT APPEAR TO BE OF PRIMARY CONCERN I N DYNAMIC VENTING ARE (1) UNCONTROLLED CAVITY GROWTH TOWARD THE FREE S URFACE, (2) ENERGY FLOW THROUGH LARGE DIAMETER OPENINGS, AND (3) UPWAR D DISPLACEMENT OF CAVITY GASES DURING CHIMNEY FORMATION. FOR PLOWSHARE EXPERIMENTS, THE FIRST AND THE THIRD BECOME THE CONTROLLING MECHANISMS FOR DYNAMIC VENTING. LOGICALLY DERIVED MODELS BASED ON A FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THESE MECHANISMS ARE PRESENTED. THESE MODELS PROVIDE AN INITIAL STEP TOWARD DEVELOPING CRITERIA WHICH ASSURE THAT DYNAMIC VENTING THROUGH THE GROUND WILL NOT OCCUR.