# Nuclear Weapon Radiation Effects **Entity class:** Nuclear-effects domain ## Definition **Nuclear-weapon radiation effects** are the radiation environments and consequences associated with nuclear-weapon detonation or exposure. Modeling can include source characterization, particle transport, field prediction, shielding, dose, effects on personnel and equipment, and uncertainty. ## Relationships - **modeling entry:** [[wiki/Nuclear Weapon Radiation Effects Modeling|Nuclear Weapon Radiation Effects Modeling]]. - **physics:** [[wiki/Neutron Transport Equation|Neutron Transport Equation]] and [[wiki/Radiation Transport Field|Radiation Transport Field]]. - **receptor scale:** [[wiki/Receptor Layer|Receptor Layer]] and [[wiki/Theater-to-Person Scale|Theater-to-Person Scale]]. - **DTRA research:** [[wiki/Tan Bui-Thanh|Tan Bui-Thanh]] and [[wiki/PHO-ICES|PHO-ICES]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [Oden Institute — DTRA radiation-effects project, 2017](https://oden.utexas.edu/news-and-events/news/minimizing-uncertainty-in-uncertain-world-of-defense-energy/)