| Fallout Simulation: Nuclear Cratering Device Simulation (Project Diamond Ore). (2002) | |||||||||
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| The report discusses the development and use of the neutron activable tracer iridium to tag mineral particles in high explosive cratering charges (1) to simulate radioactive fallout from a nuclear cratering detonation and (2) to determine the effect on venting of various methods of stemming the charge emplacement hole. Data from four 907-kg (1-ton) and four 2.7-kg (6-lb) tests are analyzed to determine the effects of stemming methods on the fraction of material vented. The results of the four 907-kg (1-ton) detonations are also used to develop a relationship between iridium deposition and ionizing radiation dose rates from radioactive fallout. | |||||||||
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