Radioactive Debris from Operation Castle: Aerial Survey of Open Sea Following Yankee-Nectar

Abstract

A series of measurements were taken to evaluate the radioactivity in sea water which resulted from bomb debris during the Castle series. The aerial data is correlated with sea water surface and depth activity data to provide an estimate of deposited activity in the measured areas. The technique permits delineation of radioactive areas, will allow early information on direction of heavy fallout paths and will allow more certainty in placement of vessels outside of, or where required, within contaminated sea water areas. This technique also will be useful for civilian defense mapping of contaminated areas on land.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 20, 1954
Accession Number
ADA474802

Entities

People

  • Harris D. Levine
  • Robert T. Graveson

Organizations

  • United States Atomic Energy Commission

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Surveys
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Altitude
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dose Rate
  • Energy
  • Ground Speed
  • Health
  • Measurement
  • New York
  • Radiation
  • Sea Water
  • Surveys
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • Water

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies