Document Details
Title:
SUMMARY OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSION DATA FOR UNDERGROUND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
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:
1970 Apr 30
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0008
Accession Number:
NV0016015
Document Number(s):
UCRL50853
Originating Research Org.:
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RADIATION LABORATORY
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
FORTY-FIVE EVENTS CONDUCTED BY THE UNITED STATES FOR A VARIETY OF PROG RAMMATIC PURPOSES WERE SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN THIS SUMMARY. PERTINE NT DATA WERE COLLECTED FOR THESE EVENTS, INCLUDING DEPTH OF BURST; DEP TH TO WATER TABLE; DEPTH TO PALEZOIC ROCK FORMATION; MEDIUM OF EXPLOSI ON; YIELD OF THE EVENT; CAVITY RADIUS FORMED BY EXPANSION OF THE ROCK; CHIMNEY HEIGHT FORMED ABOVE THE DETONATION POINT; AND THE PURPOSE OF T HE NUCLEAR DETONATION. ALSO PREPARED WERE SUMMARY TABLES OF THE GENERA LIZED CHARACTERISTICS OF A VARIETY OF ROCKS, THE QUANTITY OF ROCK VAPO RIZED AND MELTED, AND THE PRESHOT/POSTSHOT PEREABILITY OF ROCK FROM FO UR EVENTS: HANDCAR, HARDHAT, PILE DRIVER, AND SALMON.