FRACTIONATION 3. ESTIMATION OF DEGREE OF FRACTIONATION AND RADIONUCLIDE PARTITION FOR NUCLEAR DEBRIS

Abstract

This report presents a simplified, semi-theoretical model of fractionation, suitable for making interim estimates of degree of fractionation and of radionuclide partition between local, intermediate, and worldwide fallout. The principles set forth are applicable to the treatment of air-, tower, and surface-burst debris (in the order of decreasing confidence) and to correcting fallout-prediction systems for fractionation effects. The material provides the first step necessary to illustrate theoretically the definition of contamination level proposed in Part II of this series.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 12, 1963
Accession Number
AD0423725

Entities

People

  • E. C. Freiling

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bombs
  • Chemical Properties
  • Distribution Functions
  • Engineering
  • Health Services
  • Munitions
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Clouds
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Nuclear Fallout
  • Particles
  • Probability
  • Public Health
  • Radiation
  • Random Variables
  • Surface Burst
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.