SIGNIFICANCE OF FALLOUT INGRESS INTO SHELTERS,

Abstract

Methods for evaluating the significance of fallout ingress into shelters through broken windows are examined. A limited small-scale experimental simulation was performed to test the sensitivity of ingress-loading ratios to such variables as number of windows, window area, wind speed, and wind direction. In addition, a geometric method for estimating fallout ingress is described. The significance of fallout ingress in terms of increasing exposure of shelter occupants to ionizing radiation is assessed, both on a local and on a national scale. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 19, 1968
Accession Number
AD0830340

Entities

People

  • Herbert Lacayo Jr.
  • Mary A. Sullivan

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Radiation
  • Sensitivity
  • Simulations
  • Wind
  • Wind Direction

Readers

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