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where 4 =» dose rate from deposited activity at time t
s Aot7? 2, where t7i-2 results from the assumed radioactive-

decay law.

do = dose rate” corrected for decay to reference time of 1 hr
= Ofort < t,
= amex) for t> ty
=

aime )iy

ty

for ty §

t Sty

ts ty

max
al
) is the experimentally determined or calculated maximm dose rate
(c orrected to 1 hr). Usually it will be equal to
)

asD) oa (te )t,

(-

1.2

and is a function of position in the fallout fleld. When calculated by
the D-Model it is the summation of dose rates contributed by each disc
landing at a given point, each corrected back to 1 hr from ite actual

time of arrival.

te ™ time of final arrival of activity.
Then,

(max )

1.25 do

ty

0.2

t lisit

0.2

+h] for tre ts te (17.25)

ty .

end

D

sam? 1 .[tr| 0-2]
= Ee
€

for t> ty

(17-26)

The estimated maximum dose rate qimex) at a given time ¢ is fairly
sensitive to the shape of the curve describing the buildup of d vith
*The symbol d, used in this section has no relationship whatever to
the do used in Secs. 17.5.5 and 17.6.5,
It is unfortunate that the
references cited use the same symbols for different concepts, but in
the present work it has been decided not to add to the possibility of

confusion by increasing the total number of symbols.

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sre We =rem ee ew ee

ee ee eee ee

ee ae ee eee

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