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APPENDIX A: BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY OF FALLOUT IN RELATION TO ITS DISTRIBUTION
Pages 47-55

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From page 47...
... 3ince tde 6i8po8ition ot tne ti88ion pro6uct8 an6 otner ra6ioactive element8 in tallout i8 6etermine6 verv ear1v atter a nuclear 6etonation occur8, it i8 ok intere8t to reviev drietlv tne proce88 ot tal1out tormation a8 6e» 6uce6 irom mea8urement8 on an6 analv8e8 ot variou8 tvpe8 ot tallout. Ine ra6iation in^urv to 8pecitic orßan8 an6 ti88ue8 vill de relate6 to tKe amount an6 tne nature ot ra6ioactive material8 inße8te6 an6 it vill de limite6 dv tne dioloßical availadilitv ot tde ra6ioactive element8 pre8ent in tne tallout Particle8.
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From page 48...
... Le» cau8e ot tde rapi6 tall in temperature ot tne tiredall an6 tne tiredall 8i2e, an6 decau8e ot tne luv vapor content in tne tiredall ot con6en8adle 8ud8tance8, tne larße8t particle8 torme6 d^ tni8 proce88 alone voul6 de onlv ot tne or6er ot l0 micron8 in 6iameter. ^8 tde tiredall ri8e8 , melte6 an6/or pulveri2e6 8oil particle8 are 6ravn into tne tiredall an6, vnile tne temperature ot tne tiredall i8 ßreat> er tdan tne meltinß point ot tne 8oil tde8e particle8 vill melt (at lea8t on tneir 8urtace8)
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From page 49...
... Ine larßer particle8 decome 8eßreßate6 tir8t decau8e ot centritußal torce8 in dne circulation an6 decau8e ot larßer Lravitational torce8 on tnem vnen tne circulatinß air current exert8 torce on tnem to rezenter dne tiredall trcm tne dotitcm. Ine re8ult i8 tnat tne larßer particle8 move to tne out8i6e ot dne tiredall, are accelerate6 6ovn» var6 aroun6 tne peripnerv ot tne tiredall, an6 6o not re»enter tne tiredall.
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From page 50...
... i8 tne particle-tall»velocitv vector trom it8 neißdt ot orißin, d, to tne ßroun6 at tne 6ovnvin6 6i8tance, X, trom tde point ot orißin. Unen d i8 tne neißdt ot tne center ot tde clou6 (at 6 to 8 minute8 atter 6etonation)
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From page 51...
... article8 at 3everal v0vnvin6 vi8tance8 trnm a l5-M>^iel6 3urtace vetonation ^lonß tne Center-1.ine ot tne ? allout ?
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... Ine e8timate8 ot tne value8 ot tde variou8 parameter8 ot Lquation8 2 an6 3 tor 8everal 6ovnvin6 6i8tance8 trom tde a88uMe6 l5»Kt»^iel6 explo8ion are ßiven in Ia0le XIII. ^t 6i8tance8 le88 tdan ll mile8, tde e8tinmte8 ßive tl«(^)
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From page 54...
... Ine quantitv, v. , i8 an in6epen6ent variadle ßivinß tde 8urtace 6en8itv ot tne toliaße tor a ßiven toraße crop.
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... Iadle XIV ? o1iaße pei Sq tt at 3evera1 vcivl!
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Key Terms

  • trom tne
  • tne tallout
  • tne circulation
  • tde particle
  • enter tne

  • vnen tne
  • tne temperature
  • vitd tne
  • tne vapor
  • tne center

  • tne reaction
  • tne dottom
  • tde ratio
  • dne tiredall
  • eacn element

  • ide traction
  • near tne
  • onlv tne
  • tnat tne
  • vnere tne

  • unile tne
  • tne veapon
  • tne tormation
  • tne peripnerv
  • drietlv tne

  • vnile tne
  • tne rate
  • tne nature
  • delov tne
  • vden tne


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