Investigation of radiation effects in Hiroshima and Nagasaki using a general Monte Carlo-discrete ordinates coupling scheme
A general adjoint Monte Carlo-forward discrete ordinates radiation transport calculational scheme has been created to study effects of the radiation environment in Hiroshima and Nagasaki due to the bombing of these two cities. Three principal areas of investigation are: (1) to determine by experiment and calculation the neutron and gamma-ray energy and angular spectra and total yield of the two weapons, (2) using these weapon descriptions as source terms, to compute radiation effects at several locations in the two cities for comparison with experimental data collected at various times after the bombings and thus validate the source terms, and (3) to compute radiation fields at the known locations of fatalities and surviving individuals at the time of the bombings and thus establish an absolute cause-and-effect relationship between the radiation received and the resulting injuries to these individuals and any of their descendants as indicated by their medical records. 5 refs., 2 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Nucleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Cientificas do Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOD
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 7189975
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-900608-4; ON: DE90005273
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: American Nuclear Society annual meeting, Nashville, TN (USA), 10-15 Jun 1990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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