- Author
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Shelberg, W. E.
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Tracy, E. T.
- Title
- Countermeasure Concepts for Use Against Urban Mass Fires From Nuclear Weapon Attack.
- Coporate
- Naval Radiological Defense Lab., San Francisco, CA
- Sponsor
- Office of Civil Defense, Washington, DC
- Report
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USNRDL-TR-67-100; OCT Work Unit No. 2525A
August 14, 1967
56 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- OCD-T065-A200
- Keywords
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urban fires
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mass fires
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nuclear weapons
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nuclear warfare
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temperature effects
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extinguishment
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civil defense
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fire suppression
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extinguishing
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evaluation
- Identifiers
- parameters governing urban mass fires from nuclear weapons; conceptual countermeasures to extinguish urban mass fires from nuclear weapons; conceptual countermeasures to control urban mass fires from nuclear weapons
- Abstract
- New concepts for the extinguishment or control of urban mass fires from nuclear-weapon attack are proposed and evaluated. A synoptic, illustrative modus operandi is given to illustrate application of each of these conceptual countermeasures in extinguishing or controlling fires. The generation or utilization of firebreaks seems to offer the most promise. Specific recommendations are made concerning the direction of future study.