Accession Number:

AD0645051

Title:

PARAMETERS GOVERNING URBAN VULNERABILITY TO FIRE FROM NUCLEAR BURSTS (PHASE 1)

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.

Corporate Author:

NAVAL RADIOLOGICAL DEFENSE LAB SAN FRANCISCO CA

Personal Author(s):

• Renner, Rolph H.
• Martin, Stanley B.
• Jones, Robert E.

Report Date:

1967-01-03

Pagination or Media Count:

334.0

Abstract:

The parameters governing the fire vulnerability of U. S. urban areas from nuclear bursts were identified, defined, and evaluated in terms of their relative importance, interactions, and sensitivity characteristics. A comprehensive listing of parameters in decreasing order of importance is presented with the ranking of these parameter groups for the following seven categories of urban fire response Type 1 -- Fire Vulnerability is Determined Primarily by the Extent and Number of Initial Fires Caused by Thermal Radiation. Category A. Limited Thermal Shielding, Category B. Extensive Thermal Shielding. Type 2 -- Fire Vulnerability is Determined Primarily by Spread or Ultimate Magnitude of Fire. Category A. Spreading Fire of Conventional Magnitude, Category B. Conflagration, Category C. Firestorm. Type 3 -- Fire Vulnerability is Determined Primarily by Fires Resulting from Blast or Other Causes. Category A. Blast-Caused Fires, Category B. Panic-or False-Alarm- Caused Fires.

Descriptors:

• *NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
• FIRES
• SHIELDING
• THERMAL RADIATION
• URBAN AREAS
• VULNERABILITY

Subject Categories:

• Safety Engineering

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE