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Title:
REPORT: RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT, SOILS, PLANTS, FOODS, MAN ( LASL CONTRACT W 7405 ENG 36 ) ( HSPT REL 94 1174 ) ( CHAPTER 10 )
Author(s):
KULP, J L [COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY]
Subject Terms:
HREX; ALPHA; ATMOSPHERIC TEST PROGRAM; BETA; BONE; CALCIUM; CARBON; CESIUM; CHELATING AGENT; COLUMBIA; FISSION PRODUCTS; GAMMA; GASTROINTESTINAL; HISTORY - GENERAL; HUMAN; INHALATION; METABOLISM; NEUTRON; ORAL; PION RADIOTHERAPY; PLUTONIUM; PUBLIC; RETENTION; SOIL SAMPLES; STRONTIUM; SUNSHINE; WHOLE-BODY COUNTER; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING
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:
BOOK
Publication Date:
1965 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0040
Accession Number:
NV0712783
Originating Research Org.:
LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY
OpenNet Entry Date:
1995 Feb 17
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
THE ISOTOPES OF GREATEST IMPORTANCE FOR THE WORLD-WIDE DOSE TO MAN FRO NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES IN THE ATMOSPHERE ARE STRONTIUM-90, CESIUM-137, ZINC-95, AND CARBON-14. THREE ORGANS, THYROID, GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AND BONE, OBTAIN BY FAR THE LARGEST DOSE CONTRIBUTION FOR ANYTIME AFTE FISSION AND INGESTION. IN THE EVENT OF A NUCLEAR DISASTER, PROPER MEASURES COULD REDUCE RADIATION DOSES BY AT LEAST TWO ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE. THE MOST DIFFICULT RADIONUCLIDE TO COPE WITH WOULD BE CARBON-14. THE EFFECTS OF A FUSION TO FISSION RATIO IS DISCUSSED. LARGE POPULATIONS COULD EXIST IF SHORT TIME (SIX TO TWELVE MONTHS) SURVIVAL WERE POSSIBLE.