radioactive fission producte,
As a rule, this contamination will persist for
unusually long periods of time, depending upon rate of radioactive decay,
dispersion and dilution in the water and other factors.
OBJECTIVES OF A PLAN FOR RADIOLOGICAL DEFENSE
The primary objectives of the radiological defense plan should be:
a.
To prevent or mitigate personnel injuries resulting from
exposure to radiological hazards, through detection and avoidance
of such hazards;
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To facilitate the work of relief and the restoration of
essential services, through the protection of personnel whose civil
defense duties require their entry into radiologically hazardous
areas; and
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To prevent or minimize confusion and panic, through the
collection and proper dissemination of factual information concerning
the existence, or non-existence, of radiological hazards,
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PLANNING FOR RADIOLOGICAL DEFENSE
The peculiar characteristics of atomic attack present new and highly
technical problems of defense, requiring special consideration in all phases
of radiological defense planning,
The more important of these are:
Detection and Avoidance of Radiological Hazards the Basic Principle in
Radiological Defense.
Assuming lack of warning of attack and consequent
inability to utilize availeble shelters, little can be done to protect persons
within 3,000 yards of the point of bomb detonation from the extreme radiation
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