Compositional planning for development of synthetic urban nuclear melt glass

A method is developed for predicting and formulating realistic synthetic post-detonation debris relevant to a nuclear surface detonation in arbitrary urban settings. Using these methods guides the development of synthetic debris that serves as a tool for developing and validating novel rapid forensic analysis methods. In order to accurately fabricate realistic homogenous surrogate material, the method incorporates regional soil compositions, land use data, and vehicle contributions to the urban environment.