Optical and morphological properties of 28 compounds of uranium, plutonium, americium and some related elements, belonging to 21 isomorphous groups, are described. Additional data are given on 5 compounds of similar type described in the National Nuclear Energy Series, Division IV, Volume w, Chapter 19, “Actinide Elements.”

Abstract: An appraisal is made of the radiologic hazard created by a 1000-ft. high air burst of a nominal sized nuclear bomb. Three sets of graphs are included which show the relations between dose rate (milliroentgens per hour), time post-shot, and distance from Ground Zero for a soil having given constituents. Estimates are given for fall-out activity (gamma) for distances up to about 200 miles from Ground Zero immediately after fall-out. It is pointed out that the radiologic hazard due to fall-out in the example cited is insignificant; further, that the radiologic hazard from similar nuclear bombs bursting at different heights above the ground will vary to a considerable extent.