A STUDY OF THE VULNERABILITY OF WATER SYSTEMS TO RADIOACTAVE FALLOUT AND METHODS OF INCREASING THEIR SURVIVABILITY

Abstract

This report investigates the vulnerability of water supply systems to contamination by fallout and discusses various means of protecting them as well as alternate emergency operating procedures. The effect of numerous physical parameters and the significance of certain attributes of system components are studied. Alternate sources of potable water are reviewed and estimates made of their potential quantities. The results of this phase are compared with a spot check made on an arbitrarily selected city.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 22, 1963
Accession Number
AD0426044

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Defense
  • Drinking Water
  • Drops
  • Gases
  • Groundwater
  • Health Services
  • Industrial Plants
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Water Purification
  • Water Supplies

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation