Comparison of CAP88 and MCNP for Overhead Gamma-emitting Plumes
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to use the Monte Carlo N-Particle Code (MCNP) to investigate the dose from gamma-emitting radionuclides such as Carbon-11 when a plume passes overhead. MCNP results are compared with results from the EPA program, CAP88. In some cases, typically near the source during stable conditions, the CAP88 results are less than the MCNP results. However, in the case of a receptor 800 m from a source at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), the CAP88 result is greater than the MCNP result.
- Authors:
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- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1234492
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-16-20097
TRN: US1600222
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; C CODES; M CODES; CARBON 11; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PLUMES; RADIATION DOSES; GAMMA RADIATION; COMPUTER CALCULATIONS; RADIOACTIVE CLOUDS; Environmental Protection; Radiation Protection
Citation Formats
Mcnaughton, Michael, Gillis, Jessica Mcdonnel, McClory, Aysha Reede, Whicker, Jeffrey Jay, and Fuehne, David Patrick. Comparison of CAP88 and MCNP for Overhead Gamma-emitting Plumes. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.2172/1234492.
Mcnaughton, Michael, Gillis, Jessica Mcdonnel, McClory, Aysha Reede, Whicker, Jeffrey Jay, & Fuehne, David Patrick. Comparison of CAP88 and MCNP for Overhead Gamma-emitting Plumes. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1234492
Mcnaughton, Michael, Gillis, Jessica Mcdonnel, McClory, Aysha Reede, Whicker, Jeffrey Jay, and Fuehne, David Patrick. 2016.
"Comparison of CAP88 and MCNP for Overhead Gamma-emitting Plumes". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1234492. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1234492.
@article{osti_1234492,
title = {Comparison of CAP88 and MCNP for Overhead Gamma-emitting Plumes},
author = {Mcnaughton, Michael and Gillis, Jessica Mcdonnel and McClory, Aysha Reede and Whicker, Jeffrey Jay and Fuehne, David Patrick},
abstractNote = {The purpose of this paper is to use the Monte Carlo N-Particle Code (MCNP) to investigate the dose from gamma-emitting radionuclides such as Carbon-11 when a plume passes overhead. MCNP results are compared with results from the EPA program, CAP88. In some cases, typically near the source during stable conditions, the CAP88 results are less than the MCNP results. However, in the case of a receptor 800 m from a source at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), the CAP88 result is greater than the MCNP result.},
doi = {10.2172/1234492},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1234492},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Fri Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}
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