Chapter 4

CONCLUSIONS
Examination of data indicates the followingconclusions:
1. For surface bursts with yields from
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airburst, initial-gamma radiation is of littfe"mifitary significance tounprotectedpersontiél as

compared with thermal and blast damage.
2. The amountof residual-radiation exposure is a function of the fission yield.
3. The curves of initial-garnma exposure versus distance obtained from Project 2.1 data
vary from corresponding TM 23-200 curves. The field data falls below predictions at longer
ranges and is greater than predicted at shorter ranges. This difference between predicted and
field data increases with increasing yield.
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