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Nuclear Theft: Risks and Safeguards
Table 2–1. Damage Radii for Various
Effects of Nuclear Explosions as Functions of Yield
|
Radius for Indicated
Effect (Meters) |
| Yield (High Explosive
Equivalent) |
500 REM Prompt Gamma
Radiation |
500 REM
Neutrons |
Fallout (500 REM Total
Dose) |
Severe Blast Damage (10
psi) |
Moderate Blast Damage
(3 psi) |
Crater Radius (Surface
Burst) |
Crater Radius
(Underground Burst) |
| 1 ton |
45 |
120 |
30–100 |
33 |
65 |
3.4 |
6.7 |
| 10 tons |
100 |
230 |
100–300 |
71 |
140 |
6.8 |
13.3 |
| 100 tons |
300 |
450 |
300–1,000 |
150 |
300 |
13.6 |
26.5 |
| 1 kiloton |
680 |
730 |
1,000–3,000 |
330 |
650 |
27 |
53 |
| 10 kilotons |
1,150 |
1,050 |
3,000–10,000 |
710 |
1,400 |
54 |
104 |
| 100 kilotons |
1,600 |
1,450 |
10,000–30,000 |
1,500 |
3,000 |
108 |
208 |
| 1 megaton |
2,400 |
2,000 |
30,000–100,000 |
3,250 |
6,500 |
216 |
416 |