PURL
(43 K)
Title:
LETTER TO W H LANGHAM, SUBJECT: WOLLAN'S BRIEF CALCULATIONS
Subject Terms:
HREX; HISTORY - GENERAL; OTHER ISOTOPES; PLUTONIUM
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:
CORRESPONDENCE, LETTERS, MEMOS
Publication Date:
1971 Aug 18
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Accession Number:
NV0710263
Originating Research Org.:
WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
OpenNet Entry Date:
1995 Feb 17
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
FRIEDELL IDENTIFIED WOLLEN AS RESPONSIBLE FOR EARLY CALCULATIONS OF ENERGY TRANSFER OF INTERNAL RADIATION EMITTERS, SUCH AS PLUTONIUM, RADIUM, AND CARBON-14. HE ALSO ENCLOSES A PUBLICATION BY TELLER AND WEINBURG REGARDING DANGERS OF CARBON-14 FORMATION IN THE BODY FROM EXPOSURE TO NEUTRONS NEAR A REACTOR PILE (REFERENCE HSPT RELEASE #363).