Operation WIGWAM. Project 2.2. Radiochemical Analysis of WIGWAM Debris.

Abstract

Radiochemical analyses have been performed on four sea-water samples from Operation WIGWAM. The confining environment of the deep underwater explosion of this atomic weapon produced no unusual effects on relative yields of products, but it did appear to increase the efficiency of the burst. Fractionation of radioactive materials before collection did not seem to be serious.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADB951748

Entities

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Efficiency
  • Energetic Materials
  • Environment
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fractionation
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Sea Water
  • Underwater Explosions
  • Water
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Regression Analysis.