title: Radiation exposure inside reinforced concrete buildings at Nagasaki.
abstract: In this study, the radiation doses to occupants of two reinforced concrete buildings at Nagasaki, who survived the immediate effects of the nuclear weapon detonation, are determined using state-of-the-art radiation transport techniques. The radiation doses at all locations in the buildings are calculated using the Three-Dimensional Oak Ridge Discrete Ordinates Radiation Transport Code which was constructed especially for this task. This code represents a new and unique capability that has been previously reported. This study resulted in case-by-case lists of doses to occupants and an uncertainty analysis. These data have been used in a companion study as the basis for determining a new value of the dose producing a 50% risk of fatality.
authors.affiliation: Engineering Physics and Mathematics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, TN 37831-6363.
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rhoades
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Childs
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Ingersoll
mesh_terms: D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000528:radiation effects; D003252:Construction Materials; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000528:radiation effects; D007564:Japan; D009502:Neutrons; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D011829:Radiation Dosage