EFFECTS ON MATERIALS EXPOSED TO A NUCLEAR DETONATION
Abstract
In September 1957, the Fizeau Shot of Operation Plumbbob conducted in Nevada provided an 11-kiloton nuclear burst for a variety of noninstrumented tests upon a broad range of materials related to weapon construction. The objectives were: (1) correlation of structural changes on materials, with respect to fireball location and/or heating rates; (2) observation of the effects on various materials, of thermal and nuclear radiation delivered at high rates, both singly and in combination. Results of this event and its experiments indicate several things. There was a high degree of sample survival, bearing out the general acceptability of sample mounting methods. The fireball studies resulted in the determination of environments independent of measuring systems but closely agreeing with other observed data. Studies conducted outside the fireball showed at best only threshold damage levels.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 26, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0369966
Entities
People
- M. M. Karnowsky
- R. M. Jefferson
- W. K. Dolen
Organizations
- Sandia National Laboratories