Project No:
2.8a -
Rocket Fallout Sampling
it will be lowered to the lagoon by parachute. The filter head will
incorporate a radio transmitter, dye marker, and a Sonar transducer to
assist in recovery. Location and recovery will be accomplished by both
aircraft and surface vessels, after which the units will be shipped to
the ZI for analysis. Each sample will be analyzed for approximately 10
selected isotopes.
For the land surface shot, sample analyses will permit
integration of a given isotope activity and thus allow separation of the
local fallout (large particles) from the world-wide fallout (small particles).
Analysis and results of this Project will be closely correlated with those
of Project 2.8b.
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Special Requirements:
1.
One land-based and one barge-based surface burst or ay
2.
No aircraft should pass in the vicinity of the rocket trajectories
from H/5 until #430 minutes.
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3.
Vertical wind structure must be known but it does not represent
a mandatory condition for firing.
4, One destroyer, two or three light aircraft, one crash boat with
air/ground comminications, and several smaller surface craft required for
location and recovery of filter heads.
5. Incorporation of a suitable tracer in the land-based device, to allow
correlation between the close-in measurements obtained by this Project and the
several continuing world-wide fallout programs.
Construction:
Twelve rocket launching pads for each shot.
permit maximum use of same pads for both shots.
Locations selected should
Funding:
Total_Estimated R&D Cost:
AFSWP
AEC
0
$835,000
TOTAL
$886 , 000
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DOE ARCHIVES
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