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CONCLUSIONS
Examination of data indicates the following cgoclusions:
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1. For surface bursts with yields from
jo 5 Mt, and fora
airburst, initial-gammaradiation is of littfe*mifitary significance to unprotected personnel as
compared with thermal and blast damage.
2.
The amount of residual-radiation exposure is a function of the fission yield.
3.
The curves of initial-gamma exposure versus distance obtained from Project 2.1 data
vary from corresponding TM 23-200 curves. The field data falls below predictions at longer
ranges and is greater than predicted at shorter ranges. This difference between predicted and
field data increases with increasing yield.
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