Document Details
Title:
OPERATION HARDTACK-PROJECT 2.14: FALLOUT CONTAMINATION FROM A VERY LOW YIELD BURST (DELETED)
Author(s):
COWAN, M [SANDIA LABORATORY, SANDIA, NM]
Subject Terms:
HARDTACK I OPERATION; FALLOUT; CONTAMINATION; FIG EVENT; CLOUDSHINE; GAMMA RADIATION; WINDS; CALCULATION METHODS; MEASURING METHODS; RADIOACTIVE CLOUDS
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:
1962 May 08
Declassification Status:
Sanitized
Document Pages:
0064
Accession Number:
NV0051055
Document Number(s):
WT1602EX
Originating Research Org.:
SANDIA LABORATORY, SANDIA, NM
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
FALLOUT MEASUREMENTS WERE MADE DURING SHOT FIG [ ] TO DETERMI NE MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE OF FALLOUT CONTAMINATION FROM SMALL-YIELD [ ] FISSION WEAPONS. RESULTS INDICATE THAT, WHEN THE SCALING T ECHNIQUES IN TM 23-200 (1957 EDITION) ARE EXTENDED TO [ ] GROSS OVERESTIMATES OF DOWNWIND EXTENT ARE MADE FOR H+1 HOUR INTENSITIES OF 100 R/HR OR LESS. A DYNAMIC CLOSE-IN FALLOUT MODEL IS PRESENTED FOR YIELDS OF 1 TO 100 TONS, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR GROWTH AND DRIFT OF THE CL OUD DURING ITS RISE AND IS CONSISTENT WITH FIG MEASUREMENTS OF CLOUD S HINE AND AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY DEPOSITED TOGETHER WITH DOSE-RATE INTENSIT Y AS FUNCTIONS OF DOWNWIND DISTANCE. CALCULATIONS USING THIS MODEL AR E MADE FOR [ ] WINDSPEEDS OF 5, 15, AND 30 KNOTS. INTENSITIE S GREATER THAN 100 R/HR SHOW AN INCREASE, WHEREAS INTENSITIES LESS THA N 100 R/HR SHOW A DECREASE IN DOWNWIND EXTENT WITH DECREASING WINDSPEE D. HOWEVER THE 100-R/HR INTENSITY WILL EXTEND NO FARTHER DOWNWIND THA N 600 TO 700 FEET [ ]. THE FEW MEASUREMENTS OF PLUTONIUM CONT AMINATION INDICATE THAT NO SERIOUS LONG-TERM PROBLEM WILL RESULT FROM THIS SOURCE AFTER THE NUCLEAR DETONATION OF A SMALL-YIELD FISSION DEVI CE.