Military Field Expedient Shielding Experiment
Military Field Expedient Shielding Experiment

Author: D. M. Wheeler

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Published: 1960

Total Pages: 242

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Experimental data were obtained on neutron and gamma-ray attenuation and on neutron activation for representative field materials and on air scattering of radiation. Field materials tested were dry sand, wet sand, clay, limestone, water, a soil mixture, and pine wood. Results of the experiments showed the following: of the materials tested a given thickness afforded more fast-neutron attenuation than gamma-ray attenuation. Secondary-gamma-ray production in expedient materials is an important consideration dependent on the water (hydrogen) content in the material.

Nuclear Science Abstracts
Nuclear Science Abstracts

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Published: 1961

Total Pages: 1008

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NSA is a comprehensive collection of international nuclear science and technology literature for the period 1948 through 1976, pre-dating the prestigious INIS database, which began in 1970. NSA existed as a printed product (Volumes 1-33) initially, created by DOE's predecessor, the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). NSA includes citations to scientific and technical reports from the AEC, the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration and its contractors, plus other agencies and international organizations, universities, and industrial and research organizations. References to books, conference proceedings, papers, patents, dissertations, engineering drawings, and journal articles from worldwide sources are also included. Abstracts and full text are provided if available.

Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Tests
Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Tests

Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Special Subcommittee on Radiation

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Published: 1959

Total Pages: 1044

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Focuses on impact of Soviet nuclear tests on levels of radioactive contamination in U.S. Includes numerous scientific papers analyzing type, distribution, and concentration levels of radioactivity attributable to fallout from weapon testing; v.2: Continuation of hearings on public health impact of radiation fallout due to nuclear weapons tests programs. v.3: Contains supplemental submitted materials on the problems of hotspots and short-lived isotopes of radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons tests.