Document Details
Title:
ESTIMATED THYROID IRRADIATION OF UTAH INFANTS DUE TO NUCLEAR TESTS IN NEVADA
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
THYROID; IRRADIATION; INFANTS; MILK; FALLOUT; IODINE 131; RADIATION DOSES; FORAGE; SAMPLING; AIR SAMPLERS; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; BETA DETECTION; FISSION YIELD; NEOPLASMS; CHILDREN; DOSE RATES
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:
1963 Aug 10
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0014
Accession Number:
NV0017651
Originating Research Org.:
Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
ASSAY OF MILK FOR FALLOUT I-131 FROM NEVADA TESTS DURING 1962 INDICATE D AN AVERAGE THYROID DOSE OF ABOUT 1.0 RAD TO THE 53,000 UTAH INFANTS UNDER 2 YEARS OLD. UNFORTUNATELY, I-131 HAD NOT BEEN MEASURED IN MILK OR PEOPLE DURING EARLIER TESTING. HOWEVER, THYROID DOSES FROM THE EA RLIER TESTS CAN BE ESTIMATED CRUDELY USING AIR BETA CONCENTRATIONS AND PUBLISHED YIELDS OF ANNOUNCED DETONATIONS. THE NUMBER OF EXPOSED UTA H INFANTS AND THEIR ESTIMATED AVERAGE THYROID DOSES ARE LISTED FOR EAC H YEAR OF NEVADA TESTING. USING UNVERIFIED ASSUMPTIONS, 0-22 THYROID CANCERS FROM NEVADA I-131 FALLOUT ARE PREDICTED FOR UTAH CHILDREN. DE SPITE UNCERTAINTIES IN THESE ESTIMATES, THEY INDICATE THAT STUDIES FOR POSSIBLE DELAYED EFFECTS OF RADIATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR UTAH.