3.2.15 USS NICHOLASDose Caiculations
Dose calculations for the NICHOLAS on 26-27 April, when UNION fallout was
encountered, are detailed below. Time periods below deck are indicated by an asterisk
(*).

For all other days, the daily film badge dose is calculated by multiplying the

integrated intensity topside (Table 2-15) by the time-averaged shielding factor (0.46);
the integrated intensity below is multiplied by the fraction of the day spent below
deck (0.6). Contributions from each source are summed and converted to a film badge

dose. Cumulative film badge doses through 31 May 1954 are given in Table 3-15.

26 April

0000-0600*
0600-1200
1200-1430*
1430-1700
1700~-1800*
1800-2000
2000-2400*

0
0
32.5
78.5
25.2
30.
81.0

x

Ship Shieldig

267.6 (Table 2-15)

Factor

=

Adjusted

Exposure (mR)
0
0
3.3
78.5
2.5
50.4
&1

0.1
1.0
0.1
1.0
0.1

rf

Intensity (mR)

N
.
oo

Time Period

~

Integrated”

Day

26 April film badge dose = (142.8 mR) (0.7 mrem/mR) = 100.0 mrem

27 April

0000-0800*
0300-1200
1200-1330*
1330-1700
1700-1800*
1800-2000
. 2000-2400*

:

127.2
49.9
17.6
41.4
10.3
19.5
37.0
302.9 (Table 2-15)

0.1
1.0
0.1
1.0
Q.1
1.0
0.1

27 April film badge dose = (130.0 mR) (0.7 mrem/mR) = 91 mrem

143

12.7
49.9
1.8
41.4
1.0
19.5
3.7
130.0

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