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[en] Current radiological conditions were evaluated for the site of the first nuclear weapons test, the Trinity test, and the associated fallout zone. The test, located on White Sands Missile Range, was conducted as part of the research with nuclear materials for the World War II Manhattan Engineer District atomic bomb project. Some residual radioactivity attributable to the test was found in the soils of Ground Zero on White Sands Missile Range and the areas that received fallout from the test. The study considered relevant information including historical records, environmental data extending back to the 1940s, and new data acquired by field sampling and measurements. Potential exposures to radiation were evaluated for current land uses. Maximum estimated doses on Chupadera Mesa and other uncontrolled areas are less than 3% of the DOE Radiation Protection Standards (RPSs). Radiation exposures during visits to the US Army-controlled Ground Zero area are less than 1 mrem per annual visit or less than 0.2% of the RPS for a member of the public. Detailed data and interpretations are provided in appendixes. 14 figs., 45 tabs
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Jun 1985; 129 p; Available from NTIS, PC A07/MF A01; 1 as DE85016209
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CESIUM 137, DOSIMETRY, FALLOUT, HISTORICAL ASPECTS, HUMAN POPULATIONS, NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY, NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, PLUTONIUM 239, PLUTONIUM 240, PUBLIC HEALTH, RADIATION DOSES, RADIOACTIVITY, RADIOECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION, RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION, RISK ASSESSMENT, SOILS, STRONTIUM 90, TRINITY EVENT
ACTINIDE NUCLEI, ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, CESIUM ISOTOPES, ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION, ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT, EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI, EVEN-ODD NUCLEI, EXPLOSIONS, HEAVY NUCLEI, INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI, ISOTOPES, MASS TRANSFER, MEDICINE, NUCLEI, ODD-EVEN NUCLEI, PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES, POPULATIONS, PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, RADIOISOTOPES, STRONTIUM ISOTOPES, YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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