Distribution of Radioactivity in and Near the Rainier Rubble Chimney,
Abstract
Underground nuclear explosions produce radioactive contaminants which can be transported with ground water. In order to accurately determine the variation in radioactive contaminant concentration in the hydrologic system in the vicinity of an underground nuclear explosion site, the initial spatial distribution and concentration of radionuclides in the cavity/rubble chimney complex must be known. An extensive analytical program was conducted by Teledyne Isotopes, Palo Alto Laboratories, for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission to determine the spatial distribution of major radioactive contaminants in the one accessible rubble chimney, Rainier. Concentrations of the fission products Cs137, Sr90, Ru106, Ce144, and Sb125; and the activation products Cs134, Co60, Eu152-154, and Fe55 were measured on 5 identifiable rock types: melt-glass, contact melt, altered rubble, rubble, country rock, and an inseparable mixture of melt/rubble material. No data interpretation is given. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- ADA076360
Entities
People
- E. H. Essington
- E. J. Forslow
Organizations
- Teledyne Technologies