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INTRODUCTION.....0.. 00... ccccceeeccesceseuseeteessuuecascenes
SECTION I. RADIATIONS........0.0cccccccccccccecseesscesceeeseees
A. General Background Information.........................
1. Natural Background and Medical Exposures...
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B. Whole Body Exposures.................cccsccecceececevenenees
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2. Sources and Nature of Fallout....................055
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C. Skin Exposures..............ccccccccesccuceseeeceseeeeneneaeeeaeees
D. Todine 181 ..........0.0. ccc ccc cece ccc cca eee ceceeereseeeeeeneenees
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G. Water and Alri... ccc cece ee neeeeeeeneeeeneneeeeeenes
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E. Strontium 90 and Strontium 89...................:eee
FB. Carbon 14.00.00... ccc ccccc ncn cae cece eceaeeneeeeeeeeneneeens
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SECTION II. OTHER ASPECTS..............00000c:ccccccceeeeees
A. Blast — Direct and Reflected................cceeeeceeneeeeees
B. Thermal —Flash and Heating Effects...................
C. Weather... 0... ccc cccccc ccc ec rece ence cece en eeee ben eeneneasnees
D. Ground Motions — Earthquakes.................0::ceeee
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GENERAL EVALUATION....................
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Safety Procedures at the Nuclear TestIng Sites... ccc ee eenee seen eeeereeeees
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APPENDIX
GI1OSSALY.... 20.0... e cece eee ee eee cece eee e ee eeetnenens
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