Title:
FINAL REPORT OF OFF-SITE SURVEILLANCE FOR THE NRX-A3 ( ENGINE TESTS )
Subject Terms:
REPORTS; NRX-A3 ENGINE TESTS; RADIATION MONITORING; GAMMA RECORDERS; AERIAL MONITORING; PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM DOSEMETERS; AEROSOL MONITORING; MILK; WATER; ACTIVITY LEVELS; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; ROVER REACTORS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; DECAY; CALCULATION METHODS; AIR FILTERS; OFFSITE; IODINE 131; IODINE 132; IODINE 133; IODINE 135; BETA DETECTION; DATA; DOSE RATES; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE LEVEL; THYROID; RADIATION DOSES
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
Publication Date:
1965 Oct 08
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Accession Number:
NV0169871
Originating Research Org.:
SOUTHWESTERN RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH LABORATORY
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
THE SOUTHWESTERN RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH LABORATORY PROVIDED OFF-SITE RA DIATION SURVEILLANCE IN SUPPORT OF THE NRX-A3 EXPERIMENTS OF APRIL 23, MAY 20 AND MAY 28, 1965. THIS SUPPORT CONSISTED OF TRACKING THE EFFLU ENT, MONITORING RADIATION DOSAGE TO THE OFF-SITE POPULATION AND COLLEC TING ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES IN DOWNWIND AREAS. ALTHOUGH OFF-SITE CONTAM INATION OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE NRX-A3 TESTS, THE DATA COLLECTED I NDICATE THAT RADIOACTIVITY LEVELS DID NOT EXCEED THE SAFETY CRITERIA E STABLISHED BY THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION FOR THE OFF-SITE POPULATION .