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Project 2.9, Gamma Dose Measurements, was a new project approved
for the shot. Its objective was to measure gamma dose as a function of
time and distance from the device.

The basic type of instrument was the

NBS film badge. The film badges were displayed along ground lines to give
total gamma dose versus distance. Also, they were used in film dosimeter
transpér¢ dévices which exposed individual film badges for known time periods.
The periodic exposure of film badges over an extended time interval permitted a determination of the initial and residual dose rates. Film badges are
being processed and data are not available at this time.
Project 2.10, Residual Radiation, was also created specifically for participation on Quince and Fig and had the objective of documenting the residual
gamma field intensities produced by the surface detdnation of the device.

The required data were obtained by means of radiological surveys conducted

both on the ground by monitoring teams and from the sir by means of a
probe lowered to a 3-ft height from a helicopter. The results indicate the

radiation intensities at the lip and crater of shot Fig were above 10,000 r/hr
at H + 30 min, which would necessitate avoidance of this area by troops tdvancing at an early time. The area contaminated by fallout to levels of
military significance was less than expected by a factor of 2.5 according to
thepresent scaling laws.

The early decay measurements show that the norma! fission product

decay rate, t-'?, is not applicable for a period from H + 1 to H + 3 hr.
Instead, the decay rate is t~'-%, which is faster. However between H + 3

and H + 24 hr, the decay rate was only t~*-“ which is slower than the nor-

mal fission product decay rate.

The third newly approved project, Project 2.11, had the mission of

making gamma, neutron, and thermal measurements as a function of altitude
for this event. A polyethylene bailoon was moored 300 ft from ground zero,
and appropriate instrumentation was exposed at various altitudes up to 1500

ft by attachment to the balloon mooring cable. Fission foils were too active
to count at the EPG and will be counted in the ZI. Film for gamma dose
measurements is being developed. Due to mechanical difficulties caused by
adverse weather conditions, no thermal measurements were made.
Project 8.7, Thermal Measurements, measured the radiant exposure

in cal/cm? and the thermal irradiance in cal/cm?/sec at various distances
from surface zero for the subkiloton device.

Instrumentation consisted of

seven CWL Thermistor Calorimeters located from 150 to 600 ft from surface zero; two NRDL Disk Calorimeters located at 450 and 900 ft from surface zero; and four NML Radiant Exposure Meters located at 350, 450, 600,

and 750 ft, respectively.

The CWL instrument data were recorded in an

instrument shelter 1200 ft from surface zero; the NRDL instruments were

self-contained. No data are presently available from the NML metera, which
have been forwarded to NML for reading and calibration. The CWL Ther39

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