Nuclear Explosions Effects (35 results)

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 68, No 6, pp. 1643-1666, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, light stain & paper wrinkled, else Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcovers; ex-corporate library; small creases at corners of wraps and leaves, o/w in very good condition. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Softcovers; ex-corporate library; in very good condition. Book.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. Vol 76, No 8, pp. 1993-2011, Illus, Extracted from orig vol, begins with title page, trimmed & stapled, thus is like a pamphlet, last page in facsimile, else VG.

Unknown Binding. Condition: Good. Good paperback. Ex-Library with usual markings. Text is clean and unmarked. Some dog-eared pages and pages corner bumps. Covers show light edge wear. Library support tape on spine.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. ORIGINAL 1962 PUBLICATION; includes 6 large folded plates in rear pocket (complete for this publication); ex-library; light creasing of corners of covers and leaves; light browning of last page and first plate due to envelope; o/w in good condition. Book.

x, 184 pp. Illustrated with numerous tables, folding charts and maps. 8vo, publisher's printed boards. Slightly darkened at edges and spine. Errata slip tipped in.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. previously belonged to a BFPO library, only one issue date, seems unused, protected dustwrapper, clean, tight, bright copy.

Hardcover. Condition: UsedVeryGood. Hardcover; revised edition; light fading, light shelf wear to exterior; oth erwise in very good condition with clean text and tight binding.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 276+(64) pages. Foreword by Jawaharlal Nehru. The second, revised edition, the first published in 1956. Numerous foldouts: maps, charts, graphs. For some odd reason the left edge of the label on the front board has been clipped away, otherwise the book is in very good plus to fine condition, clean and unworn.…

Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents Preface. Glossary of terms. 1. Nuclear weapons and explosions multiple effects and impacts. 2. Nuclear blast and radiation impacts and injuries. 3. Nuclear fires fireball bust and fallout effects and damages. 4. Electromagnetic and other impacts of nuclear weapons. 5. Combined injuries damages and fatalities model case studies. 6. Health genetic and environmental effects of nuclear weapons. 7. Global safeguards to prevent nuclear proliferation. Bibliography. Index. Nuclear Weapons and Explosions Environmental Impacts and Other Effects is a unique book in terms of coverage scope elaboration usefulness and futuristic prospective. It covers the subject area of major impacts of nuclear weapons and explosions in its totality and gives a detailed fact sheet on nuclear weapons and accidents. A nuclear weapon derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions of fission or fusion thus making even a nuclear weapon with a relatively small yield significantly more powerful than the largest conventional explosives. Consequently a single weapon is capable of destroying an entire city like Hiroshima. Nuclear explosives have been tested and used for various non military uses. Nuclear explosions produce both immediate and delayed destructive effects such as blasts and radioactive fallouts. The impacts and injuries caused by nuclear blasts and resulting radiation effects causing cancer congenital defects mental retardation immune destruction cancer stillbirths and other health problems is discussed in detail. Besides the blast and radiation damage from individual bombs a large scale nuclear exchange between nations could conceivably have a catastrophic global effect on climate and pollute vast amounts of soil and water. The book is divided into seven chapters and is a must read and addition for all concerned with nuclear safety. 336 pp.…

24 cm, brosch. 276, A-64, mit Faltkarte, Einband mit Randläsuren u. Gebrauchsspuren.Bestoßen, Eselsohren, kleine Fehlstellen In englischer Sprache. In English. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 850 Revised and Enlarged Edition October 1958.

Pamphlet. Condition: Good. 20pp.

24 cm, brosch. 276, A-64, mit Faltkarte, Einband mit Randläsuren u. Gebrauchsspuren.Bestoßen, Eselsohren. In englischer Sprache. In English. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 850 Revised and Enlarged Edition October 1958.

Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket Revised edition. (atomic bomb, radiation injuries).

Large format softcovers, 25.5x19cm, Illustrated with black and white photographs and diagrams, 208 pages, light general wear, bumped corners. Early doomsday preperation guide.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. "Proceedings of a panel organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency and held in Vienna, 27 November - 1 December 1972." 488 pages. Usual ex-library features. The interior is clean and tight. The book has been library hardbound, thus binding and plain cover are very good. Ex-Library.…

PAPER BACK GRAY. Condition: GOOD. REVISED. Revised and Enlarged Edition/October 1958. Covers: mild book, shelf, edge wear, rubs, corner bumps, some soil marks, some discoloration. Interior: pages lightly tanned, explanable charts, tables. Excerpt, "This book is an attempt to describe in broad terms the physical and biological effects ofnuclear explosions." DATE PUBLISHED: 1958 EDITION: REVISED 276+APPENDICES.…

2. rev. ed. 2. rev. ed. Gr.-8vo. XV, 276, 64 S. Mit einigen Abb. u. Karten. Olwd., Reste eines Bibl.-Schilds. Vorsatz gestempelt u. mit hs. Vermerk. 1,000 gr.

M. 31 Abb. V, 93 S. (Geol. Survey Bull. 1279). Sprache: Englisch 0 gr.

Wraps. Condition: Very good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 49, [3] pages, including covers. Footnotes. Illustrations. Tables. Summary. Pencil erasure residue on title page. This paper was an updated version of a paper assembled from available published nuclear effects data and was initially prepared as a contribution to the Albuquerque Conference on Disaster Medical Care. The author was associated with the Lovelace Foundation for Medical Education and Research. The paper addresses several issues and problems, principally the Free-Field versus the Non-Free-Field, Biomedical Criteria, the Ichiban Program, and Blast Biology. It was pointed out that considerable progress has been made in assembling range -yield-effects data for nuclear detonations applicable to a variety of burst conditions and that tentative though incomplete biomedical criteria have been formulated for assessing the hazards of exposure to blast as well as ionizing and thermal radiations. Even so, it was noted that great care must be taken if meaningful concepts are to come from a combined use of the physical and biomedical data. In emphasis of this fact, the physically and biologically oriented problem areas were presented and discussed. Also, survival data for the Hiroshima explosion were used to show that the conditions of exposure more than any other factors determined immediate survival and more than anything else was responsible for keeping the casualty figures as low as they were. A major deterrent in applying the experience in Japan to a more generalized situation is the lack of information about the differences between "free -field" parameters and the environmental variations that will actually occur at the locations of people immediately following the burst. The relevant problems are complex and difficult and there has been neither widespread appreciation of the need to "move out of the streets and into exposure locations" nor with one exception much progress in translating "free-field dose" to "exposure dose" at locations of interest. The exception is the Ichiban Program being carried out cooperatively by personnel from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission. A second difficulty in generalizing across the range-yield spectrum of effects is the fact that, all other things being the same, the ratios of the major effects parameters to one another change with yield; viz., the range -yield-effects curves for thermal and ionizing radiation and for blast are not parallel with one another. Even so, tentative biomedical criteria can be combined with rangeeffects data for different yields and burst conditions to define the ranges inside which and the areas over which specified potential hazards exist. Also, given a completely flat terrain, the absence of structures and all people exposed in the open, casualty estimates for such "free-field" exposure conditions might perhaps be credible. In the presence of terrain variations and the many types of buildings in cities and urban complexes, the re can be no satisfactory predictions until positional, geometric and orientational factors along with others defining the conditions of exposure have been recognized and assessed. does not include this sophistication and any but the grossest estimation of nuclear casualties is hardly possible today. The state of the art currently does not include this sophistication and any but the grossest estimation of nuclear casualties is hardly possible today.…

Comb binding. Condition: Good. No dust jacket issued. Preprint No. 64AU58. UCRL-7350 Rev. 1. September 12, 1963. Printed on one side only. v, 43 pages. Illustrations. Formulae. Tables/Tabular Data. References. Format is primarily 8.5 inches by 11 inches. Cover page and title page is a slightly smaller format that the remaining pages of the report. David D. Rabb was born Aug. 1, 1915, in Denver, Colo. He attended the University of Arizona, graduating in 1939. He served in the Army in World War II and retired as a Lt. Col. in 1977. Rabb worked in mining and metallurgy. In addition to working at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, he worked for the Army Inspector General's Office, Battelle (Columbus); Arizona Bureau of Mines; and the University of Arizona. Abstract: Recent underground nuclear tests in tuff, alluvium, salt, and granite have yielded data essential to the evaluation of mining applications of contained nuclear detonations. The data indicated that for these media the cavity radius is predictable within +/- 20% without regard to the properties of the rock in the immediate shot environment. Properties of the chimney of broken rock resulting from collapse of the cavity, on the other hand, are found to be related to the properties of the rock and its preshot structural weaknesses. Seismic effects and radioactivity distribution are sufficiently documented to serve as a basis for predicting the safety conditions associated with detonations for a variety of yields. Preprint, believed to be one of a number of contemporary multiple copies.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION. A substantial two-volume scientific record of the effects of nuclear weapons testing, compiled by Japanese scientists in the aftermath of the 1954 Bikini hydrogen-bomb test. The research covers radiation in the atmosphere and ocean, contamination of fish and fishing vessels, radioactive fallout, and the medical effects of exposure, alongside studies of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors. Significant for its documentation of the Lucky Dragon No. 5 incident, when the U.S. Castle Bravo thermonuclear test at Bikini Atoll was twice as large as expected, exposing a Japanese tuna fishing boat and its 23-man crew to deadly radioactive fallout. The researchers demonstrated that radioactive contamination could travel far beyond the immediate test area through atmospheric currents, ocean currents and marine life, challenging the idea that nuclear tests were geographically contained experiments. BOOKS: Publisher's yellow/cream cloth with black lettering to spine; a little faded to extremities; contents sharp. DUST JACKETS: Dust jackets a little worn and creased to hinges and extremities, nicked to spine ends and extremities; present very well overall. Large quarto hardcover volumes featuring detailed analytical papers, charts, and data tables.…

Wraps. Condition: Good. The format is approximately 8 inches by 10.25 inches. Staple bound and three hole punched. vii, [1], 82 pages. Figures. Formulae, Tables. References. Cover has wear, soiling, sunning, and a large scratch on the front. TR-38. Carl Miller was an internationally recognized authority on fallout. Simplified equations are available that approximate fallout under most conditions. These are known as Carl Miller's Simplified Fallout Scaling System, and can be used by those outside of the various national security communities worldwide. Nuclear fallout is the residual radioactive material propelled into the upper atmosphere following a nuclear blast, so called because it "falls out" of the sky after the explosion and the shock wave has passed. It commonly refers to the radioactive dust and ash created when a nuclear weapon explodes. The amount and spread of fallout is a product of the size of the weapon and the altitude at which it is detonated. Fallout may get entrained with the products of a pyrocumulus cloud and fall as black rain (rain darkened by soot and other particulates, which fell within 30-40 minutes of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki). This radioactive dust, usually consisting of fission products mixed with bystanding atoms that are neutron-activated by exposure, is a form of radioactive contamination. Fallout comes in two varieties. The first is a small amount of carcinogenic material with a long half-life. The second, depending on the height of detonation, is a large quantity of radioactive dust and sand with a short half-life. All nuclear explosions produce fission products, un-fissioned nuclear material, and weapon residues vaporized by the heat of the fireball. These materials are limited to the original mass of the device, but include radioisotopes with long lives. When the nuclear fireball does not reach the ground, this is the only fallout produced. Its amount can be estimated from the fission-fusion design and yield of the weapon. After the detonation of a weapon at or above the fallout-free altitude (an air burst), fission products, un-fissioned nuclear material, and weapon residues vaporized by the heat of the fireball condense into a suspension of particles 10 nm to 20 µm in diameter. This size of particulate matter, lifted to the stratosphere, may take months or years to settle, and may do so anywhere in the world. Its radioactive characteristics increase the statistical cancer risk. Elevated atmospheric radioactivity remains measurable after the widespread nuclear testing of the 1950s. Reprint of Stanford Research Institute Report.…

Trade paperback. Condition: Fair. Presumed First Edition, First printing. [12], 488 pages. Tables. Figures. Formulae. References. List of Participants. Some text in French, Spanish and Russian. Ex-library with the usual library markings. Moisture stains noted--all pages separated and text clear. Some smudging of library markings. This is one of the Panel Proceedings Series. The present proceedings contain four Statements on National Programmes, seven papers dealing with specific applications, six papers dealing with Phenomenology, seven papers dealing with radioactivity considerations, and four papers on seismic considerations. These are followed by a Summary and Conclusions. There were 28 papers presented and the panel was attended by participants form 31 countries and three international organizations. Among the topics addressed are: Explosive excavation, Dam construction, Retorting of Green River oil Shale, Canals, Chemical Mining, Copper suplhides, Reservoir creation, Craters, Engineering Structures, Rock Fracturing, Marvel--a nuclear shock-tube experiment, underground nuclear explosions, radiological accident prediction, radioisotope formation, Fallout prediction, Seismic Waves, and geophysics. Peaceful nuclear explosions (PNEs) are nuclear explosions conducted for non-military purposes. Proposed uses include excavation for the building of canals and harbors, electrical generation, the use of nuclear explosions to drive spacecraft, and as a form of wide-area fracking. PNEs were an area of some research from the late 1950s into the 1980s, primarily in the United States and Soviet Union. In the U.S., a series of tests were carried out under Project Plowshare. Some of the ideas considered included blasting a new Panama Canal, the use of underground explosions to create electricity,[citation needed] and a variety of geological studies. The largest of the excavation tests was carried out in the Sedan nuclear test in 1962, which released large amounts of radioactive gas into the air. By the late 1960s, public opposition to Plowshare was increasing, and a 1970s study of the economics of the concepts suggested they had no practical use. Plowshare saw decreasing interest from the 1960s, and was officially canceled in 1977. The Soviet program started a few years after the U.S. efforts and explored many of the same concepts under their Nuclear Explosions for the National Economy program. The program was more extensive, eventually conducting 239 nuclear explosions. Some of these tests also released radioactivity, including a significant release of plutonium into the groundwater and the polluting of an area near the Volga River. A major part of the program in the 1970s and 80s was the use of very small bombs to produce shock waves as a seismic measuring tool, and as part of these experiments, two bombs were successfully used to seal blown-out oil wells. The program officially ended in 1988. As part of ongoing arms control efforts, both programs came to be controlled by a variety of agreements. Most notable among these is the 1976 Treaty on Underground Nuclear Explosions for Peaceful Purposes (PNE Treaty). The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty of 1996 prohibits all nuclear explosions, regardless of whether they are for peaceful purposes or not. Since that time the topic has been raised several times, often as a method of asteroid impact avoidance. …

Wraps. Condition: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. xvi, 59, [3] pages. Notations. Formulae. Figures. References. Appendix. The cover has some wear and soiling. This report was not, when issued, approved for open publication. It was approved for general release in 1999. It was prepared for the Defense Atomic Support Agency. This report was prepared for the defense Atomic Support Agency and copies of this report was only available to qualified requestors. Among the topics addressed are Wave Propagation, Nuclear Burst Calculations, Rainer Nuclear Test, TENSOR Code, Nuclear Explosions, Equations of Motion. Fermi-Thomas,and Shock Measurement. Nuclear Geoplosics is an authoritative field of study focusing on the underground phenomena, ground motion, and cratering effects produced by nuclear explosions. It serves as a comprehensive, multi-volume sourcebook detailing the mechanical properties of earth materials, shock wave effects on soil and rock, and the resulting cavity and chimney formation. Key aspects of Nuclear Geoplosics include: It covers theory of ground motion, material properties (soil/rocks), test site instrumentation, empirical analysis, and effects on structures. The study analyzes underground effects, including cratering, ejecta, superseismic ground shock, and in-depth cavity behavior. Investigations cover the response of various media like tuff, granite, limestone, and alluvium to high-pressure shock waves. This was primarily used for understanding the engineering effects of underground nuclear detonations and the design of protective structures. The Nuclear Geoplosics sourcebook, such as the widely referenced 1964 edition (e.g., DNA 1285-I), remains a foundational document for analyzing the geophysical and mechanical consequences of nuclear explosions.…

Wraps. Condition: Good. xxiii, [3], 155, [7] pages. This is Part II of a five part sourcebook. PART II ONLY. This document was not approved when issued for open publication or distribution to the Office of Technical Services, Department of Commerce. This report was prepared for the defense Atomic Support Agency and copies of this report was only available to qualified requestors. Illustrated front cover. Notations. Agencies and Abbreviations. Tables. Figures. Footnotes/references. The Soils Section was by R. V. Whitman and the Rocks Section by G. B. Clark. Label of previous owner at top left of title page. Part I of this volume is on soils and Part II is on rocks. Among the topics in the Contents are: Mechanical Behavior of Earth Materials, Tests to Determine Mechanical Properties, Triaxial Test, Compression Test, Wave Propagation Tests, Shear Stresses, Constant Lateral Stress, Torsional Tests, Saturated Soils, Cohesive Soils,Shear Failure, Ground Motion Predictions, Geologic Considerations, Mechanical Properties of Rocks,Volumetric Properties, Elastic Properties, Strength of Rock, Stratification, Velocity of Longitudinal (Compression ) Waves, and Test Methods. Contains Appendix IIA and IIB, Distribution list. The five parts are: pt. 1. Theory of directly-induced ground motion / by J. Naar; pt. 2. Mechanical properties of earth materials/ by R.V. Whitman, G.B. Clark; pt. 3. Test sites and instrumentation / by P.L. Flanders; pt. 4. Empirical analysis of ground motion and cratering / by F.M. Sauer, G.B. Clark, D.C. Anderson; and pt. 5. Effects on underground structures and equipment / by J.L. Merritt and N.M. Newark. Key words in the DD Form 1473 are: Nuclear Explosions, Ground Shock, Ground Motion, Protective Structures, Dynamic Properties of Soil and Rock, Nuclear Test Data, Nuclear Test Sites, and Dynamic Instrumentation. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.…

Wraps. Condition: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. [2], xiv, 91, [5] pages. Abbreviations. Figures.