i

241/Am,

/sup 155/Eu,

/sup 137/Cs and /sup 60/Co. Absolute intensities

of these four nuclides, still remaining 31 years after the explosion of
the bomb, have been estimated. Some discussion on our finding is

presented.

Major Descriptors:

*THERMONUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS -- RADIOACTIVITY

Descriptors: AMERICIUM 241; BARIUM; BIKINI; BISMUTH; BRAVO EVENT; CESIUM
137; COBALT 60; DUSTS; ENERGY SPECTRA; EUROPIUM 155; FALLOUT; FISSION
PRODUCTS; GADOLINIUM; GAMMA RADIATION; GAMMA SPECTRA; NEPTUNIUM;
NUCLEAR WEAPONS; THORIUM 234; X RADIATION; X-RAY SPECTRA
Broader Terms: ACTINIDE ISOTOPES; ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ACTINIDES; ALKALI METAL
ISOTOPES; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; AMERICIUM
ISOTOPES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES;
CASTLE PROJECT; CESIUM ISOTOPES; COBALT ISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING
RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTS; BUROPIUM ISOTOPES;
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; EXPLOSIONS; HEAVY NUCLEI; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI;
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISLANDS;
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MARSHALL ISLANDS; MATERIALS;
METALS; MICRONESIA; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS;
NUCLEI; OCBANIA; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; RADIATIONS;
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; RARE EARTH ISOTOPES; RARE EARTH
NUCLEI; RARE EARTHS; SPECTRA; SURFACE EXPLOSIONS; THORIUM ISOTOPES;
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; WEAPONS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

Subject Categories: 500300*
-- Environment, Atmospheric -- Radioactive
Materials Monitoring & Transport -- (-1989)
10/5/467
01991514

Author(s):

(Item 167 from file:
EDB-87-119185

Weitz,

R.;

Thomas,

C.;

103)
Klemm,

J.;

Stuart,

J.;

Knowles,

M.

Title: Analysis of radiation exposure for naval units of Operation
Crossroads. Volume 3. (Appendix B) support ships. Technical report
Corporate Source:
Science Applications International Corp., McLean, VA

(USA)

Publication Date:
Report Number(s):

3 Mar 1982
p 452
AD-B-090883/0/XAB; SAI-84-1567-VOL-3

Note: See Also Volume
Document Type: Report

Language: English
Journal Announcement:

Availability:

NTIS,

1,

AD--Al152-702;

Distribution limitation now removed

ERA8707

PC A20/MF AOl.

Subfile:
BRA (Energy Research Abstracts).
GRA (NTIS NTS)
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Publication: United States
Abstract: External radiation doses are reconstructed for crews of support
and target ships of Joint Task Force One at Operation CROSSROADS, 1946.
Volume I describes the reconstruction methodology, which consists of
modeling the radiation environment, to include the radioactivity of
lagoon water, target ships, and support ship contamination; retracing
ship paths through this environment; and calculating the doses to
shipboard personnel. The USS RECLAIMER, a support ship, is selected as
a representative ship to demonstrate this methodology. Doses for all
other ships are summarized. Volume II (Appendix A) details the results
for target ship personnel. Volume III (Appendix B) details the results
for support ship personnel. Calculated doses for more than 36,000
personnel aboard support ships while at Bikini range from zero to 1.7
rem. Of those approximately 34,000 are less than 0.5 rem. From the
models provided, doses due to target ship reboarding and doses accrued
after departure from Bikini can be calculated, based on the individual
circumstances of exposure.
Major Descriptors: *CROSSROADS PROJECT -- SHIPS; *MILITARY PERSONNEL -RADIATION DOSES; *NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS -- CROSSROADS PROJECT; *SHIPS -MILITARY PERSONNEL
Descriptors: CONTAMINATION; RADIATION EFFECTS
Broader Terms: DOSES; EXPLOSIONS; NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS; PERSONNEL

Subject Categories:

9003161

450202*

-- Explosions & Explosives -- Nuclear --

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