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

DE00753486

Publication Date	2000
Personal Author	Barnes, J. M.; Santoro, R. T.
Page Count	13
Abstract	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.
Keywords	Radiation Protection Radiation Doses Fallout Gamma Radiation Military Personnel Occupational Exposure Nuclear Weapons Contamination EDB/540000 EDB/450000
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (US).; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200025
Contract Number	AC05-00OR22725

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

Analysis of the radiation fallout tests at ETBS, France (Fall 1996).
DE00753486

Publication Date	2000
Personal Author	Barnes, J. M.; Santoro, R. T.
Page Count	13
Abstract	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.
Keywords	Radiation Protection Radiation Doses Fallout Gamma Radiation Military Personnel Occupational Exposure Nuclear Weapons Contamination EDB/540000 EDB/450000
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (US).; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200025
Contract Number	AC05-00OR22725