Analysis of Radiation Exposure for Task Force BIG BANG, Shot GALILEO. Exercise Desert Rock VII - VIII Operation Plumbbob

Abstract

The radiation doses to Task Force BIG BANG troops who participated in Shot GALILEO are determined and compared with film badge data gathered during Exercise Desert Rock VII-VIII. Fallout contours and decay rates, are established and used to calculate total external beta and gamma doses, based on estimated stay time for various troop activities. Uncertainties are calculated for each parameter. Radiation dose from internal emitters, due to inhalation of resuspended contaminated particles, is calculated. Total external gamma dose is estimated to be 1070-1780 mrem as compared with a mean film badge reading of 1900 mrem. 50-year bone dose, due to internal emitters, is estimated to be 10-25 mrem.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 09, 1980
Accession Number
ADA085801

Entities

People

  • D. Kaul
  • J. Klemm
  • J. L. Goetz
  • J. T. Mcgahan
  • W. K. Mcraney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Beta Particles
  • Composite Materials
  • Confidence Limits
  • Dose Rate
  • Gamma Rays
  • Health Services
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Radiation
  • Radioactive Decay
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Radioactivity
  • Standards
  • Task Forces

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Solar Physics