An aerial radiological survey of Frenchman Flat at the Nevada Test Site, Southern Nevada

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/477550· OSTI ID:477550

Hopkins, R C

An aerial radiological survey was conducted over Frenchman Flat at the Nevada Test Site from January 27 to February 7,1982. Parallel lines were flown at an altitude of 100 feet (30 meters) above ground level with line spacing intervals of 200 feet (61 meters) over a 170-square-mile (440-square-kilometer) area. This covered both Frenchman Flat and the area of the Nellis Range Complex where a fallout deposition plume had exited the Nevada Test Site to the east. The aerial data obtained were reduced to a man-made radiation contour map and overlaid on a U.S. Geological Survey map. The survey detected the presence of fission and activation products. 4 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Bechtel Nevada Corp., Las Vegas, NV (United States); EG and G Energy Measurements, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-96NV11718; AC08-93NV11265
• OSTI ID: 477550
• Report Number(s): DOE/NV/11718-012; ON: DE97052282; TRN: 97:003266
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Oct 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
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FALLOUT DEPOSITS
MAPPING
GAMMA SPECTRA
AERIAL MONITORING
FISSION PRODUCTS
AMERICIUM 241
CESIUM 137
EUROPIUM 152
COBALT 60
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