Open AccessAn in situ survey of Clean Slate 1, 2, and 3, Tonopah Test Range, Central Nevada. Date of survey: September--November 1993
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/125030
Subject(s) - slates , test site , range (aeronautics) , geological survey , archaeology , cover (algebra) , geology , environmental science , geography , mining engineering , engineering , geochemistry , paleontology , mechanical engineering , aerospace engineering
A ground-based in situ radiological survey was conducted downwind of the Clean Slate 1, 2, and 3 nuclear safety test sites at the Tonopah Test Range in central Nevada from September through November 1993. The purpose of the study was to corroborate the americium-241 ({sup 241}Am) soil concentrations that were derived from the aerial radiological survey of the Clean Slate areas, which was conducted from August through October 1993. The presence of {sup 241}Am was detected at 140 of the 190 locations, with unrecoverable or lost data accounting for fifteen (15) of the sampling points. Good agreement was obtained between the aerial and in situ results