Accession Number:

ADA167959

Title:

Radiation Doses from Flying through Nuclear Debris Clouds

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 2-10 Jan 1985

Corporate Author:

SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE BROOKS AFB TX

Personal Author(s):

• Vanden Bosch, Peter M.
• Woodrum, Arthur

Report Date:

1986-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

20.0

Abstract:

Taboada et al. have recently developed a computer model to predict gamma radiation doses to aircrews flying through nuclear debris clouds. Although the model has the advantages of taking a large number of parameters into account and using the benchmark DELFIC code to model cloud dynamics, it takes up to 20 min for a single run on a mainframe computer. Results from a number of runs have been generalized into empirical formulae. From these results it is possible to estimate worst case gamma radiation doses for complex scenarios using a hand calculator. Keywords Post blast nuclear radiation Radiation dosage Nuclear weapon debris Fallout prediction Cloud penetration.

Descriptors:

• *NUCLEAR CLOUDS
• *COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
• *EXPOSURE(PHYSIOLOGY)
• PREDICTIONS
• FLIGHT CREWS
• DYNAMICS
• PARAMETERS
• PENETRATION
• GAMMA RAYS
• BLAST
• NUCLEAR WEAPON DEBRIS
• CLOUD PHYSICS
• HAND HELD
• DELPHI TECHNIQUES
• RADIATION DOSAGE
• FALLOUT
• FORMULAS(MATHEMATICS)
• DEBRIS
• CLOUDS
• CALCULATORS
• SCENARIOS

Subject Categories:

• Radiobiology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE