4.7

DOSE CALCULATIONS FOR USS PC-1546.
Dose calculations for PC-1546 on 1-2 March 1954, when BRAVO fallout was

encountered, are detailed below. Time periods below deck are indicated by an asterisk (*). After

2 March, the daily film badge dose is calculated by multiplying the contributions to exposure, both
topside and below (from table 3.7), by the appropriate time-averaged shielding factor or
apportionment factor. Contributions from each source are summed and converted to a film badge
dose. Cumulative film badge doses are given in table 4.7 and are carried out through 11 July
1954, when dose accrualfalls below 1 mrem per day.

Integrated Fallout

Day

Time Period

1 March

0000-0600*

0

0600-1200

Ship Shielding

Adjusted

Factor

Exposure

0.4

1.0

1200-1900*

189.7

0.1

1900-2100

171.4

1.0

2100-2400*

245.5

0.1

0.4
19.0
171.4
24.6
215.4

Intensity (mR)

Xx

607.0 (table 3.7)
1 Marchfallout dose

2 March

= (215.4 mR) (0.7 mrem/mR)

= 150.8 mrem (table 4.7)

0000-0800*

431.9

0.1

43.2

0800-1200

138.6

1.0

138.6

1200-1330*

42.2

0.1

4.2

1330-1700

75.4

1.0

75.4

1700-1800*

18.2

0.1

1.8

1800-2000

31.8

1.0

31.8

2000-2400*

57.9

0.1

_5.8

796.0 (table 3.7)

300.8

2 March fallout dose = (300.8 mR) (0.7 mrem/mR) = 210.6 mrem.

Dose from shine and ship contamination

8.6 mrem.

Cumulative film badge dose through 2 March = 370 mrem (table 4.7).

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