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Procedure for Ground Forecast of Fall-Out ‘Contamination from Nominal

Bombs Exploded at NPG from 500 Ite Towers.

(Noto: ir drops do not ,roducc any

appreciable fall-out).

(1)

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Location and Intensity of Maximum

In order to find location ond intensity of maximun fall-out eren
assume that all of the activity of the bomb is located at ca point somevihat lower
than the center of the mushroom of the atomic cloud. Then follow the trajectory
cf a 125 micron particle whose density is 2.56 pm/em’. This procedure is recom=
sonded since the ND of the soil at NFG is between 100 to 150 microns.
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This means
that the particle is located approximately 7000 ft. from the top of the mushroom

end falls with the speed of 15,000 ft. per how down to 20,000 ft. msl, and at the
rate of 12,000 ft/nr from 20, 000 ft. down to the ground. This is based on Stoke's

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Law and the difference in rato of fall ig due to change of viscosity of the air
with temperatures. Using the above data it is possible to locate the maximum
fall-out area on a mape Sec paragraph (8) below for detailed analysis of the
ethod used to obtain the location of thc maximum fall-out aren. It should be
noved that the maximum full-out occurs between two to three hours after Hehour
‘ince the averare cloud rises to approximately 40,000 Me msle The actual time
of fulleout depends upon the terrain, the height of the tropopause ond the equivu.cent KT of the bomb. In the cvent that the maximum fall-out from o nominal bomb
does not oceur within three hours, then the falleout will be generally less contominating. If the maximum occurs in 1g hours or le s the fall-out will be quite
intense and highly contaminatinpe To evaluate the maximum felleout using intes
ajecoted infinity dose in rocntgens, the following cmpirical relation may be used:
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maximum wind specd sheer from 19,000 ft. to

40,000 fte msl.

Equivalent KT of the bomb.

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(2) Tho area covercd by the different integrated cossc lines m3>
.eined as follows:

(a)

The arca of the maximum fall-out riven ebove is very smi

(bv)

Around the maximum fall-out point draw an cllijse whose

It is so small in fact that it may bo taken ns a pointe.
fall-out point is given by Equation 1.

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The valuc cf this maximw

arce varics between 150 +to 300 square miles. The mejor axis of the cliipso will
be dravm parallel to the fall-out plot of the 125 micron particls ss shovm in
paragraph (8) below. That focal point of the cllipse which is ncearcst to rround
zero Will be placed at the theorctical maximum fall-out poi
point. The outer boundsry
of the cllipse will indicate the integrntcd isodose line obtained by dividing thy
valuc of Equation 1 by approximatelyt oor 5Se

(3)

Similarly, an clliptical aren of from 500 to 1000 square milk

will be drawn about the maximum fall-out point. The integrated dose value of th.
linc bounding this arca is approximately one tenth of the ‘valuc obtained by Baty
Equation le

(4) Starting with Ground Zero and using the fall-out plot of th
micron particle indicutwd in paragraph (8) a s a guide, draw . rectangular ar.from 3000 to 5000 square milese Then proceed to fit this rectanpular areca eravn:
ground zero and around thc maximum fall-out point somewhat as indie: ted in rirte
graph (8) bolow.e The line bounding th:
this, Arsh, has,Qovaluo of approximrtcly ene
fiftieth of the valuc obtain.d
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