Radiological Hazard Evaluation--A Critical Review of Present Concepts and a New Approach Thereto; Research and Development Technical Report USNRDL-TR-186
San Francisco, CA: U. S. Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory, Biology Branch, 1957. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. iii, 35, [1] pages. UNCLASSIFIED. Ink notation and stamps on front cover. Marked for Internal Use Only Not for External Distribution. Transmittal Memorandum laid in. RARE. Seminal Work. The author was later associated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This report presents a critical analysis of the current approaches to the problem of estimating radiological effects and then discusses a more unified concept of radiological hazard evaluation which could be applied operationally to the particular situation being considered. An approach to the estimation of radiobiological effects was proposed which eliminated the unwarranted precision suggested in the old formulation and which was readily adaptable as the basis for rendering decision. A system was suggested which tabulated zones of effect considering the present state of knowledge of effects of radiation on man. The surface radiation hazard was similarly discussed and tabulated. The United States Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory (NRDL) was an early military lab created to study the effects of radiation and nuclear weapons. The facility was based at the Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, California. The NRDL was formed in 1946 to manage testing, decontamination, and disposition of US Navy ships contaminated by the Operation Crossroads nuclear tests in the Pacific. A number of ships that survived the atomic detonations were towed to Hunter's Point for detailed study and decontamination. The first use of radioactive materials at NRDL predated the issuing of licenses by the Atomic Energy Commission, but the AEC later issued licenses for a broad spectrum of radioactive materials to be used in research at the NRDL. Radioactive materials specific to nuclear weapon testing were exempted from AEC licensing. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Radiological Hazard, Hazard Evaluation, Radiological Effects, Radiation Effects, Surface Hazard, Deep Hazard, Evaluation Factors, Mixed Radiation, Geometry, Instrumentation, Recovery. Medical Effects, Radiation Doses, Whole Body, Penetrating Ionizing
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