tion products may account for as much as 20-50% of the photon intensity during
the first day post detonation, however, most Na-24 and Mn-56 activity remained
close to the point of creation.
Bikini Atoll.

In the case of BRAVO this was near Namu Island,

It is doubtful that Na-24 and Mn-56 contributed to exposure rate

at Rongelap Island because they were created hundreds of kilometers away.
An assessment of the exposure rate contribution from the
accounted for nuclides at distances far from the detonation site was
approximated based on studies of fallout composition at the Nevada Test Site
(Hi81).

An approximation of the exposure rate due to all unaccounted for nu-

clides listed above would be less than 1% of the total exposure rate on day 0.5
post detonation.

This may not be a fair comparative assessment since a device

like BRAVO was not reported as being studied at the Nevada Test Site.
e.

Input Data to Kinetics Equations
A check on the activity per unit fission data at any time was

made.

The theoretical activity of unfractionated iodine isotopes following

10,000 thermonuclear fissions of U-238 as given by Crocker (Cr65) were compared

to the activity at any time following fission of U-238 with 14 MeV neutrons as
calculated here.

The comparison calculation was made using decay schemes from

Table of the Isotopes (Le78), independent yield data for fission products from

the National Nuclear Data Center (EN82) or from Crocker (Cr65) and Eq. 4.

The

Crocker yields were based on a slightly different neutron energy spectrum than
that used inthe calculation made here.

The kinetics equations, verified yield

data and decay scheme approach resulted in remarkably similar results when

compared to Crocker.

The maximum difference, approximately 50% was for I-134 at

two hours post detonation.

All iodine isotope activities were within 20% of

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