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Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions.

PB2009102059

Publication Date	2001
Personal Author	Adushkin, V. V.; Leith, W.
Page Count	52
Abstract	This goal of the project was to produce, for Soviet underground nuclear testing, a report mirroring Dr. Gregory van der Vinks report, Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions, published in 1989 by the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment. That report reviewed in detail the containment of U.S. nuclear tests at the Nevada Test site, with special attention devoted to safety and environmental aspects of underground nuclear testing. The current report uses as its outline the structure of the OTA report, modified to accommodate the differences between Soviet and U.S. nuclear testing practices and containment experiences. The basic contract reports that were provided by the Russian authors of this study have been supplemented by other published information and some unpublished works, improved citations of the literature, and a number of illustrations. Most of this report is, therefore, based on a translation from Russian to American English that was subsequently edited.
Keywords	Underground explosions Nuclear explosions Containment(General) USSR United States Nevada Test Site Nuclear weapons Safety Testing Technology assessment
Source Agency	US Geological Survey
Corporate Authors	Geological Survey, Reston, VA.; Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Moscow. Inst. for Dynamics of Geospheres.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Moscow. Inst. for Dynamics of Geospheres.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Open File Rept.
NTIS Issue Number	200904

Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions.

Containment of Soviet Underground Nuclear Explosions.
PB2009102059

Publication Date	2001
Personal Author	Adushkin, V. V.; Leith, W.
Page Count	52
Abstract	This goal of the project was to produce, for Soviet underground nuclear testing, a report mirroring Dr. Gregory van der Vinks report, Containment of Underground Nuclear Explosions, published in 1989 by the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment. That report reviewed in detail the containment of U.S. nuclear tests at the Nevada Test site, with special attention devoted to safety and environmental aspects of underground nuclear testing. The current report uses as its outline the structure of the OTA report, modified to accommodate the differences between Soviet and U.S. nuclear testing practices and containment experiences. The basic contract reports that were provided by the Russian authors of this study have been supplemented by other published information and some unpublished works, improved citations of the literature, and a number of illustrations. Most of this report is, therefore, based on a translation from Russian to American English that was subsequently edited.
Keywords	Underground explosions Nuclear explosions Containment(General) USSR United States Nevada Test Site Nuclear weapons Safety Testing Technology assessment
Source Agency	US Geological Survey
Corporate Authors	Geological Survey, Reston, VA.; Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Moscow. Inst. for Dynamics of Geospheres.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Moscow. Inst. for Dynamics of Geospheres.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Open File Rept.
NTIS Issue Number	200904