Internal dose assessment -- Operation Crossroads. Technical report, 11 January 1984-15 April 1985

Technical Report · Wed Oct 30 00:00:00 EST 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5280158· OSTI ID:5280158

Phillips, J; Klemm, J; Goetz, J

The radiation dose commitment to ten body organs/parts, due to inhalation of resuspended nuclear contaminants from target ships exposed to the underwater burst (Test Baker) is determined for personnel who worked on the ships during and after Operation CROSSROADS. Four representative ships, INDEPENDENCE, NEW YORK, PENSACOLA and SALT LAKE CITY, are examined for the personnel activities associated with post-BAKER reboarding. Additionally, the dose due to internal emitters is assessed for personnel who unloaded ammunition from twenty target ships at Kwajalein, and for shipyard workers exposed to eight of the higher intensity ships at Pearl Harbor, Puget Sound, and San Francisco Naval Shipyards. For almost all activities, fifty-year bone dose commitments are less than 0.15 rem from any annual period of exposure.

• Research Organization: Science Applications International Corp., McLean, VA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: Defense Nuclear Agency
• OSTI ID: 5280158
• Report Number(s): AD-A-168803/5/XAB; SAIC-84/3072
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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