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Film badge dosimetry in atmospheric nuclear tests / Committee on Film Badge Dosimetry in Atmospheric Nuclear Tests, Energy Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council ; Francis X. Masse, chairman ; George Lalos, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Film Badge Dosimetry in Atmospheric Nuclear Tests.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Photographic dosimetry.
- Nuclear weapons--Testing--Health aspects.
- Nuclear weapons.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 225 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1989.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- During the 18-year program of atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons (1945-1962), some of the 225,000 participants were exposed to radiation. Many of these participants have been experiencing sicknesses that may be test-related. Currently, test participants who had served in military units have pending over 6,000 claims for compensation at the Department of Veterans Affairs. This study presents improved methods for calculating the radiation doses to which these individuals were exposed, and are intended to be useful in the adjudication of their claims.
- Contents:
- 1 Front Matter; 2 Contents; 3 Executive Summary; 4 1 Introduction; 5 2 Basic Principles of Film Badge Dosimetry; 6 3 Radiation Source Terms in Atmospheric Testing; 7 4 Use of Film Badges in Atmospheric Nuclear Testing; 8 5 Quantification of Personnel Film Badge Uncertainties; 9 6 Uncertainty Analysis By Individual Test Series; 10 7 Conclusions; 11 8 Recommendations; 12 References; 13 Appendix A: Organizational Abbreviations; 14 Appendix B: Glossary; 15 Appendix C: Biographical Sketches; 16 Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliography and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610214372
- 9781280214370
- 1280214376
- 9780309595872
- 0309595878
- 9780585143439
- 0585143439
- OCLC:
- 70772995
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