VULNERABILITY OF MUNICIPAL WATER FACILITIES TO RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION FORM NUCLEAR ATTACKS,
Abstract
In the event of a nuclear attack upon the United States, the surface source waters would become contaminated with radioactive nuclides carried by fallout particles. The absorbed dosage in the body tissues of humans resulting from drinking contaminated surface waters, especially after the water is processed in treatment plants, is not critical. In areas where heavy levels of fallout occur, the overriding hazard facing the survivors is external radiation. Contaminated water is a secondary problem facing survivors in the postattack environment. Also, a large proportion of the postattack population will have uncontaminated ground source water available, and, if this water is properly handled after it is drawn from wells, it will remain clean. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0434091
Entities
People
- Hong Lee
Organizations
- SRI International