A METHOD FOR DETERMING MISSION RE-ENTRY TIMES FOR FALLOUT-CONTAMINATED INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES

Abstract

IN THE EVENT OF A NUCLEAR WAR, KNOWLEDGE OF THE TIME OF AVAILABILITY, AFTER CONTAMINATION BY FALLOUT, FOR RE-ENTRY AND USE OF CERTAIN RESOURCES IS IMPORTANT IN PLANNING AND PREPARING FOR THE NATION'S RECOVERY. This study is limited to the estimation of the availability time for industrial complexes that are not physically damaged by the attack or by emergency shut-down, but are inaccessible because of radiological contamination by fallout. A method of calculation proposed to be suitable for all industrial complexes was applied to 5 petroleum refineries. The findings were that the dose to decontamination personnel is the primary factor limiting re-entry and use. For the standard intensity range of 100 to 30,000 r/hr and dose limits of 30 r/24 hr, 230 r/2 wk and 1,000 r/yr, the mission re-entry time for the refineries studied ranged from 1 to 35 days.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 09, 1962
Accession Number
AD0287623

Entities

People

  • Hanwool Lee

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Defense
  • Civil Engineering
  • Decontamination
  • Dose Rate
  • Emergencies
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Health Services
  • Industrial Plants
  • Intensity
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • Petroleum
  • Public Health
  • Recovery
  • Refineries
  • Standards

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  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.