The Defense Nuclear Agency's Thermal Radiation Source Simulation System

Abstract

We are providing this memorandum report for your information and use. The audit was made in response to a request from Representative Steven Schiff of New Mexico. Representative Schiff received allegations regarding contractor management of the Thermal Radiation Source (TRS) simulation system of the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA). It was alleged that the contractor, Bendix Field Engineering Corporation (BFEC), had not properly maintained the TRS. The TRS system simulates the temperatures a nuclear explosion generates. The TRS can be used as a stand-alone test device or with a high-explosive test (HET) to simulate multiple effects of a nuclear explosion.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 26, 1994
Accession Number
ADA374662

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Facilities
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • High Explosives
  • Maintenance
  • National Security
  • New Mexico
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Radiation
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Thermal Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.