As a part of forming a model for CBRN risk assessment, it is important to understand the development of the radioactive cloud at first stage after its formation, as a function of time and TNT amount. Cloud rise models developed in past years for large quantities of explosives, within the range of hundreds of kilograms of TNT, and hence a knowledge gap infor TNT amount of less than 100 kg exists, and which is relevant to a Radiological Dispersive Device (RDD) event. The database for this work is two sets of explosions done, using 0.25–100 kg of TNT that were performed during the ‘Green Field 1’ (GF1) and ‘Green Field 2’ (GF2) tests conducted in Israel. In this work, we describe a new semi-empirical cloud rise model, based on the results of these two experiments.
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Yaar, I., Sharon, A. (2008). Calibration of a Cloud Rise Model for a Rdd Scenario. In: Apikyan, S., Diamond, D., Way, R. (eds) Prevention, Detection and Response to Nuclear and Radiological Threats. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6658-0_17
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