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that, during a nuclear detonation, exposure to 10? nvt (neutrons/cm?),
with negligible gamma radiation, can cause malfunction of semiconductor
devices, and audio unite were severely damaged by exposure to 1. 1x ols
nvt.

Many industrial firms have been investigating the effects of pulsed
miclear radiation on electronic equipment (as indicated in Ref. 39),
particularly the temporary disablement of avionics controls in a weapon
system, an effect that would jeopardize the success of the weapons’

mission.

17.4.6 Summary
The F.P.C. radiation incident on a target within the first minute
following a water-surface or shallow underwater burst includes neutron
radiation, gamma radiation due to inelastic scattering and nitrogen
capture of the prompt neutrons, and fissioneproduct gamma radiation.
For surface bursts, the free-field F.P.C. neutron and gamma doses
vs distance from surface zero for weapons of various fusion-to fission
ratios can be estimated from Figs. 17-4,

17-5 and 17-6,

For weapons

of 1 MI or less, the gamma dose is negligible at distances of about

3,700 yards (11,000 ft) or more.

For underwater bursts, the neutron dose may be disregarded. ‘The
only available gamma data, from Shots Umbrella and Wahoo at Operation
Hardtack,

indicate that for underwater bursts of about 10 KT the gamma

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