Evaluation of Various Types of Personnel Shelters Exposed to an Atomic Explosion (open access)

Evaluation of Various Types of Personnel Shelters Exposed to an Atomic Explosion

Report describing experiments to evaluate the effectiveness of various kinds of shelters to protect occupants from nuclear and thermal radiation and blast effects.
Date: May 10, 1957
Creator: Vortman, Luke J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gamma- and Neutron-Radiation Measurements (open access)

Gamma- and Neutron-Radiation Measurements

Results are presented from film dosimeters and gold and suifur threshold detectors used to measure gamma radiation neutron fluxes. The bulk of the data reports the results of naeasurements in various shelters and homes. The data are presented in tabular form by project number and shot name in Appendix A. The report also contains results of studies on the effects of neutrons on film dosimeters. (auth)
Date: May 1957
Creator: Deal, L. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library