PROTOTYPE TESTING OF PROPOSED RADIATION SOURCE FOR OCD DEMONSTRATION KIT CDV-457

Abstract

The purpose of the program covered in Contract OCD-OSs-62-238 was to design and test a beta-gamma source for use in the CDV-%57 training kit. The design proposed is shown in 3N Company print #A-1921-17, attached. Ten sources were prepared according to this design, six of which were subjected to one or more of the destructive teats outlined below. The other four were submitted to the OCD for their inspection and evaluation. The source integrity is such that, even when the sources were subjected to the very rigorous destructive tests, none of them released as much as O.OO% microcuries of radioactivity to the environment. The data obtained from the prototype tests should be very instrumental in obtaining favorable action from the AEC on wipe relief.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0401308

Entities

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  • 3M

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Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Amplitude
  • Civil Defense
  • Destructive Tests
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ionization Chambers
  • Materials
  • Melting Point
  • Microspheres
  • Prototypes
  • Radiation
  • Radioactivity
  • Softening Point
  • Stainless Steel
  • Strontium
  • Unskilled Personnel

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  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design