EVALUATION OF COUNTERMEASURE SYSTEM COMPONENTS AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
Abstract
The objective was to evaluate some operational characteristics of a radio-logical shelter and to determine values for some countermeasures-system parameters. The operation consisted of two phases, the first involving measurements made by project personnel in a manned station having the characteristics of a high-performance radiological shelter and the second involving monitoring and reclamation operations in an area near the shelter beginning about 1 hr after burst. Measurements were made inside the shelter beginning at shot time to (1) test a simple shelter monitoring system, (2) test a proposed ventilation intake configuration intended to eliminate a requirement for filtration of the shelter air supply, (3) determine the effective gamma- radiation shielding afforded by an operational shelter, including two different exhaust ventilation configurations and a simple entrance configuration, and (4) determine those radiation and fallout characteristics needed to evaluate the operational measurements. The second phase involved (1) the test of a keypoint initial monitoring technique, (2) the test of two proposed techniques for determining reclamation effectiveness in advance of reclamation operations, (3) the test of the feasibility of achieving a residual number of 0.01 in a cleared area, and (4) the test of a barrier as an alternative to a buffer zone.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 14, 1958
- Accession Number
- AD0611260
Entities
People
- W. E. Strope
Organizations
- Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory