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Intensities of radiation within such areas may be
assumed to be
least on the edges and greatest toward the cente#, but actual
levels will have to be determined by radiological]
The following principles should be borne
monitoring.
$n mind in
developing civil defense plans:
A. Evacuation
Advisory Bulletin No. 158 and Supplement
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il, indicate
that the feasibility of evacuation is for city dekermination and
recommend that each city study its own problems
d develop
evacuation plans in accordance with certain princkEples which are
delineated.
Megaton range weapons with their grehter blast and
thermal damage areas emphasize the initial objective of evacuation
which is to escape these effects,
Residual radiafion hazards from
fallout may be avoided to a considerable degree b¥
the extension
of the basic principles of evacuation planning,
combination
with the location and designation of shelter and
dover,
The following principles are recommended f@r consideration
in adapting evacuation plans to the fallout threaq:
1. The fallout prediction plot will be useful in determining
the general direction and distance to move.
More
tion and quantitative appraisal will be possible
continued meteorological analysis of data on hand
they are obteined,
Bccurate predica result of
Bnd new data as
Since any prediction is susceptible to error,
however, post-attack actions which depend on freedbm from radiation
hazards should generally be initiated only on the
sis of
radiological monitoring results.
2. Several or year-round average data on wid directions
including high-level winds may be obtained from weg@ther stations
and will be useful in locating permanent installatfions, such 4s
control centers.
These date, however, should not fe used to
determine the direction of movement of people.
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