\Na24 is a major source of radiation hazard in fallout
‘padiation one day past shot time,

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There are several possible mechanisms for the production

of Na24 by neutron induction: A127 (n,a)Na’*, Mg(n,p) Na@4,
and Na235(n,y )Na?4 with respective cross sections of about

100 mb for 14-Mev neutrons, 191 +35 mb for 14.5+Mev neutrons

.

eat

about 0.5 b for thermal neutrons ,11

However, at
the time of writing enough detailed information was not

immediately available to permit intelligent speculation on
which of these processes predominates.
Another interesting result apparent on most of the

series of recordings begun at early enough times is the

build-up of the 1.59-Mev activity from Lal49,

The fact

that there is evidence of an increase in this activity at
early times indicates that most of the original fission

product of the mass number-140 series was Bal4°0 or a percursor.
Assuming that all of the Ba!40-Lal40 rissi on-product complex
was Bal40 originally, the build-up of the 1.59-Mev activity

should reach its maximim
time.

Theoretically

at
there

136

hours

should

be

after
no

shot
build-up in

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