Historical Estimates of External γ Exposure and Collective External γ Exposure from Testing at the Nevada Test Site. II. Test Series After Hardtack II, 1958, and Summary

Anspaugh, L.R.; Ricker, Yvonne; Black, S.C.; Grossman, Richard F.; Wheeler, David; Church, Bruce W.; Quinn, V.E.

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“…Much of the groundwork for estimating radionuclide deposition from exposure rate was developed in the 1980s (Beck 1980) and applied to the ORERP dose reconstruction, along with innovations in pathway exposure modeling (Whicker and Kirchner 1987). There have been many other publications from the ORERP, including Anspaugh et al (1990), Church et al (1990), Henderson andSmale (1990), Ng et al (1990), Whicker et al (1990Whicker et al ( , 1996, Kirchner et al (1996).…”

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“…More extensive monitoring evolved with time at continental test sites (Thompson et al 1994) and Pacific test sites (Eisenbud 1997). Exposure-rate data were eventually used to estimate cumulative exposure and cumulative collective exposure for populations residing near to the NTS (Anspaugh and Church 1986;Anspaugh et al 1990).…”

Section: Nuclear Testing and The Early Yearsmentioning

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Dose Estimation for Exposure to Radioactive Fallout from Nuclear Detonations

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In recent years, the prospects that a nuclear device might be detonated due to a regional or global political conflict, by violation of present nuclear weapons test ban agreements, or due to an act of terrorism, has increased. Thus, the need exists for a well conceptualized, well described, and internally consistent methodology for dose estimation that takes full advantage of the experience gained over the last 70 y in both measurement technology and dose assessment methodology. Here, the models, rationale, and data needed for a detailed state-of-the-art dose assessment for exposure to radioactive fallout from nuclear detonations discussed in five companion papers are summarized. These five papers present methods and data for estimating radionuclide deposition of fallout radionuclides, internal and external dose from the deposited fallout, and discussion of the uncertainties in the assessed doses. In addition, this paper includes a brief discussion of secondary issues related to assessments of radiation dose from fallout. The intention of this work is to provide a usable and consistent methodology for both prospective and retrospective assessments of exposure from radioactive fallout from a nuclear detonation.

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