Neutron/gamma dose characterization for use with TLD

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States)

OSTI ID:7015876

Kee, J C; Magee, L; Hefley, T

The work described in this paper was performed in preparation for establishing a thermoluminescent dosimetry (TLD) system for workers exposed to spontaneous fission neutrons from mixed plutonium isotopes, {sup 232}Th, and depleted uranium at the US Department of Energy (DOE) Pantex facility. The method proposed uses a neutron-insensitive thermoluminescent dosimeter to measure the gamma dose and apply a neutron dose/gamma dose ratio to calculate the neutron dose equivalent. This approach, while requiring multibadge dosimetry for each individual, provides a more accurate neutron dose calculation than was previously in use and reduces the maximum missed dose and falsely reported dose.

• OSTI ID: 7015876
• Report Number(s): CONF-911107-; CODEN: TANSA; TRN: 92-030914
• Journal Information: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States), Vol. 63; Conference: 1991 Winter meeting of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) session on fundamentals of fusion reactor thermal hydraulics, San Francisco, CA (United States), 10-15 Nov 1991; ISSN 0003-018X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PANTEX PLANT
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THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS
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DEPLETED URANIUM
GAMMA RADIATION
NEUTRON SPECTRA
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIATION PROTECTION
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US DOE
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ACTINIDE NUCLEI
ACTINIDES
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DECAY
DOSEMETERS
DOSES
DOSIMETRY
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTS
EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI
FISSION
HEAVY NUCLEI
IONIZING RADIATIONS
ISOTOPES
LUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
METALS
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NUCLEAR DECAY
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
RADIATIONS
RADIOISOTOPES
SPECTRA
SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES
THORIUM ISOTOPES
URANIUM
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
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