Analysis of the radiation fallout tests at ETBS, France (Fall 1996)

Barnes, J.M. ; Santoro, R.T.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

关键词: Occupational Exposure;    Gamma Radiation;    Radiation Protection;    Contamination;    54 Environmental Sciences;   

DOI  :  10.2172/753486
RP-ID  :  ORNL/TM-2000/1
RP-ID  :  AC05-00OR22725
RP-ID  :  753486

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A series of experiments were carried out at the Etablissement Technique de Bourges (ETBS), France to measure protection factors for the Russian T72M tank during exposure to gamma radiation emanating from the ground. The purpose of these measurements was to determine the reduction in the dose rate to the tank occupants when the vehicle traverses terrain that has been contaminated as the result of fallout from a nuclear weapon or when the ground has been contaminated by the distribution of radioactive material by terrorists. This report summarizes results of calculations that replicate the measurements. Comparisons of measured and calculated protection factors are reported for a series of nested iron cylinders and the T72M tank. The cylinder measurements were performed to compare protection factors measured at Bourges with those obtained previously at the US Army Aberdeen Test Center.