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Fallout Deposition
The calculation of the shipboard (H+1) r/hr dose rate contour distances a-

Jong the hot line was accomplished after the location of the fallout intercept

had been determined. Table 2 shows the H+] hr (unit reference) dose rate values
obtained from ref. 3 together with the calculated values of the H+1 dose rates
extrapolated down range to the ship.
for this extrapolation.

Various functional forms were investigated

A power law curve of the form yzax? provided the

closest fit over the reference 3 distance and was used to obtain the extrapolated unit reference value of 12.2 r/hr for the ship at its intercept location.
Making the conservative assumption that fallout with an 18 knot downwind’ speed
could persist for roughly 10 hours at a specific geographic location (ref. 6),
deposition on the deck of PATAPSCO (12 knots) moving relative to fallout cloud
at only 6 knots might persist for 30 hours or 360 additional nautical miles
‘

wnwind.

For the purposes of the conservative dose calculations presented here

the maximum unit-reference dose rate of 12.2 r/hr at the initial intercept point
will be used with the all-down time of 021520 or H + 32.5 hours.
Table 2

Unit Reference (H+1) Dose Rate Contour Curve

Fitting and Extrapolation
Dose Rate

Contour (y)
3000

2000

1000

500

100
50

35

| 12.2
10
7

Reference 3

Distance (x)
94.8

107.0

Calculated *

Distance (x)
9)

105

127.0

‘132

296.7
-

288
364

. 160.1

=

-

167

Al}

586 |

-

627
1365

* y =(1.92 x 10°)x 78-96 with coefficient of determination, r@ = .99
(6)

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