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Ihe fundamentalobjectiveof thisprogramwas to obtaininformationuhich and for thevictimsof industrialaccidentsin nuclearenergyplants. 403(:)59 Carefticareandattentionms givento thebreedingof swine, dogsand micein thetropicalclinnteto insurethe developmentofpurestrainssuitablefor teatpurposes.At test time, anicmlsto be eqmsedwerehealthyand remrklblyconthe fourtestsis shownin thefolloningtable: Actual number of stmctums in ~lch materialwssplacedon the shotislarris. ITEKgrourdzero)whichpartiallycavedin. Therevas no generalfailureof any The cylimierard hemisphereunitswereVerysatisfacto~andprovideda uniquebasic
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cesafullyfor mice, dogsad swine.TheNLOis definedas thatdosageat which50% stationaat distances ranging from 1,~ to 1,750yazdsandall warerecoveredalive on E day,6 hoursafterthedetonation. The mortalityrateovera periodof 28 days was detenatnedand a smoothcurverelatingdosageto mortalitywas obtained.Me ces rangingfrom1,300to 18750YStis. Themortalityrateovera periodof 30 days waa detamined. On the30thday afterthe shotthermworetwo swinelivingfromthe frazthe stationat 1,6fl~mls and 9 livingfromthe stationat 1,7~ yardsfrom survecanbe dram. The obsermdI&O basedon thetheoreticalgammaradiationfield of the samestrain exposedto supermltageX-My. lheMD fordogsbasedon the the contatnerain whichthedogswezae~oeed, a somewhatlowervaluewas obtained. Id attributedto thehot,humidenvironment,tich MS toleratedpoorlyby the swine. the determinationof I&D andfor the studyof therapyon theU. Resultsobtained discrcpandesnotedh determiningthemedian lethti”dosagesof the animals.
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a resultof the anesthesia.Satisfactoryburnswereobtai.mdfor sttiyanibiopsy on the animalsplacedin the fiveneareststations. thesiaand inclementweather.The circuitsoperating themcchamismfor thestudyof tisfactoryfor grossandmicroscopicstudya!xlfor thedemonstrationof spectral shornthatthe atomicbombflashburnla causedprincipallyby visiblelight,less so by infrared,M leastof all by ultnviolet. The effortto estimatethe tine it appearsthatalltheburnin inflictedduring.thefirutportion of thesocoti ~ ad tht burnlmgceaaeaat about0.3 to 0.5 secomisafterthe blast. Since & eimultamecuelyis requiredbeforethetimetitscanbe accepted.C&d Kodachrome. “aidinthe preciseclimicaldeflnitimof thistypeof flashburn. tioaltreatmmntexceptforthe radiation. The effectof total nuoi.earradiation-s comparablenumberof specialcontzvlmd.ceworeplacedin the hemispheresas a part of the dry mm for each shot. The mouse th~s-spleen systemworkedverywellwith the expected@eld. A smsistentdiffarunoeUM obaemd betweenthe fils pack dose
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shotsat distsnceswherethe predictedradiationintensity?@s Sufficimklylow to placedindmne drcraftfor eachof the threeshotsto measurathe integrateddose of radiationduringthe cIoud pass. The esthtcs ofdoso basedon thostudyof chromosomesagreedwallwiththe prelidnav reportsof the ctiibratedfilm. consistent and agreedwellwiththemaaurementstie by themouseWmus-spkm system. The cloeostagreementbetweenthodoseesttitosbasedon ‘kadescantiaand thosebasedon calibrated fihawaa obtainedin thodroneaircraftexparimmtswhere of thatevsreoureeis a majorproblemin clinicalradiology.Theconventionalunit ia the halftiue layer(H@, ad in the cnaeof X-rayttmrapythe conventional matelyrelatedto the problemof the sxperirmtalproductionof radiation injury, - sinceit la possiblethatenergydepcxrlency”anddosedistri~~tionmaybe important tionchaabem d filmpackswererecowredfronall the othersandwereingoodanmdne, orauan, wereexposedon EASYand GEORGEahots.”AUwere recoveredand the fting indicatesa wry energzticcompositer&diation,themeaneffectiveenergy of ti.ichsslswallin excessof 1.0Uev. It wasmntionedobovethatthe biological
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calibratedfilm,or theory, by a factor of 0.7. ‘ihatis to say, the relati-bit+ energy de~ndenceof biologicaleffectscausedby ionizingradiationwithenergies J@.ldngallof the groupexposedto thesamesupralethaldoseof gammaradiation. afterthe blastto determinethe eequericeand the extentof thepathological.changes servethe effectsof nuclearradiationon longevity,theincidenceof cancerand the ficantfindinge (on the basisof grossexadnationaloneeincethehistological Specimensare $t~ beingstudied)ws the earlyevidenceof injuryto the intesthal 1 dayeanotherznresevereinvolvement occumed. The grossappearanceof these lesions.~-gs!steda vascularinjuryratherthandamge to the epithelikklone. catedthe essentialsimilarityof radiationinjq in man and largeanimalsregardlessof whetherthe sourceis a nucleare~losionor exposwe of thewholebodyto supeFrOltige~rSy. ~cteriological studies failed to disclose bactermiaexceptas a teminal fhding in dogsand swine. In s?iteof thisfinding,it appearedthat
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plzyed the typical causeof deathin manyanimals. timetrendof the leukopeniaand denwnstratedthe funiamnta.1 similarity of radiation injury dueto exposureof the wholebodyto nuclear radiation, or to supervoltageX-ray,
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Results lessthm reportin~ limit are indicated by a (-). NO entry indicntes no malvsis made,
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CONCENTRATIONS OF BETA EPITTERS IN WATERFf)~ CONTRIBUTED BY HUNTERS - 1963 North of Ringold Results less than reporting limit are indicated by a (-).
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CONCENTRATIONS OF BETA EMITTERS IN WATERFOWL CONTRIBUTED BY HUNTERS - 1963 Results less than reporting limit are indicated W a (-).
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IN WATERFOWL CONTRIBUTED BY HUNTEFS - 1963 Results less than reporting limit W a (-).are indicated
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Results less than reportinm limit are flo entry indicates no S,ndysis made. indicated by a (-).
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COIUZNTRATIONSOT BETA EMITTERS IN WATEPFO~ CONTRIBUTED BY HUNTERS - 1963 Results less than reporting limit are indicated
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AND YUSCLES SAMPIJZDWITHIN THE HANFoRD FJISERVB.TION- 1963 Results less than reporting limit are indicated by a (-). No entry indicates no analysis made.
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JVJDMUSCLES SAr4PLEDWITHIN THE HANFORD Results less than reporting limit are indicated by a (.).
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Results less thsn reporting limit are indicated by a (-). I?oentry indicates no analysis made.
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CONCENTRATIONS OF BETA EMITTEP_s IN WATERFOWL HFJIDS AND MUSCLES SAMPLED WITHIN THE HANFORD FJ3SERVATION . 1963 Results less than reporting limit are indicated by a (-).
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AVERACL’BETA ACTIVITY ON FILTERS FROM PACIFIC NORTHWEST STATIONS - 1963 Units of pc/m3 of Filtered Air / No entry indicntes no nnnlysts made. Kennewick, Bye rs Richland, Washington Walla Walla,
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AvE?ACE BETA ACTIVITY ON FILTERS Units of pc/m3 of Piltered lir Byers Richland, Walla Walla,
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AVERAOE BETA ACTIVITY ON FILTEI?S Meacham, Klamath malls, Crest Fal.ls, No entry indicates no analysis made.
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1131 IN BEEF THYROIDSPRCM Moses Lake, Washington (Continued) Moses Lake Block 41 Moses Lake Block 89 Moses Lake Block 40 Moses Lake Block 41
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Oivetiew Irripatinn District Results less than reporting level are indicated by a (-). i’?oentry indicates no analysis made.
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CONCENTRATIONS OF POIONUCLIDES IN MILK - 1963 Fivetiew Irrigation District (continued) Results less thsn reporting No entry indicates analysis limit are indicatedby a (-).
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Results less than raporting limit are indicated by a (-). No entry indicates no analysis made.
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- CONCENTRATIONS OF RADIONUCLIDES IN MILK - 1963 Results less than reporting limit are indicatedby a (-). No entry indicates no analysis made.
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Results less than reporting limit are indicated by a (-). No entry indicates no anelysis made.
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Results less thsn reporting limit are indicated by a (-). No entry indicates no analysis made.
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CONCEN~ATIOITS Or RADIONUCLIDES IN MILK - 1963 Results less than reporting limit are indicatedby a (-). No entry indicates no analysis made.
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CON~TIOIqS OF RADIONUCLIDES IN Results less than reporting limit are inticated by a (-). “ No entry indicates no analysis made.
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CONCENTRATIONS OF RADIONUCLIDES IN MM - 1963 Results less thsn reporting limit are No entry indicates no analysis made.
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